Orthopaedic belt with gripping elements
AssigneeThuasne
InventorsRomain PANNETIER, Grégoire Boris BERNOUX, Marie-Thérèse VOLDOIRE
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Abstract
Disclosed is an orthopedic belt for a user, including a first side panel and a second side panel designed to jointly surround at least one portion of the user's body. The first side panel and the second side panel each have a distal end. The belt defines a central line. The first and second side panels are asymmetric with respect to the central line, such that the distal ends are configured to be placed asymmetrically around the user. The first side panel and the second side panel are each provided with a gripping element for the user to position the belt around himself/herself. The gripping elements are arranged symmetrically on the belt with respect to the central line.
Claims13
An orthopedic belt for a user, comprising a first side panel and a second side panel, each of the first side panel and the second side panel having a dorsal end and a distal end, the first and second side panels being designed to jointly surround at least one portion of the user's body, the belt defining a central line adapted to be placed against the user's spine, the central line defining a primary direction,
- the dorsal ends of the first and second side panels being connected to each other,
- the distal ends of the first and second side panels being adapted to be reversibly attached to each other,
- the first and second side panels being asymmetrical with respect to the central line, such that the distal ends are configured to be placed asymmetrically around the user,
- the first side panel and the second side panel each being provided with a user gripping element for positioning the belt around the user,
- the gripping elements being arranged symmetrically on the belt with respect to the central line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.