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US 4,188,944 AGranted
Acromio-clavicular restoration brace
OwnerMarian Z. Augustyniakinventor
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Abstract
An acromio-clavicular restoration brace has a resilient but shape-retentive shoulder block having an arcuate concavity conforming to and adapted to rest upon the acromio-clavicular joint of a patient, the shoulder block being mounted on straps forming a harness which retains the block on the joint and applies a downward force to the block.
Claims9
An acromic-clavicular joint-restoration brace comprising:
- a resilient shape-retentive shoulder block having an arcuate concavity conforming to and engaging with the body of a patient in the vicinity of the clavicle;
- strap means passing over the top of said shoulder block for securing said block in position on the joint to be restored and applying a downward force thereto;
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- fastening means for adjustably mounting said shoulder block on said strap means intermediate the ends thereof;
- said top of said shoulder block extending beyond the ends of said arcuate concavity for keeping said strap means spaced apart from the shoulder of the patient.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.