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US 5,425,702 AGranted
Soft tissue support for hip and shoulder
AssigneeSunMed, Inc.
InventorsRonald M. Carn, Angela E. Gonzales
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Abstract
A soft tissue support is disclosed. The apparatus preferably comprises a two-ply garment adapted to provide support for hip and shoulder wounds. The garment itself comprises a suspension portion and a tissue support wrap portion adapted to encircle the traumatized parts, and further provides support for the buttocks and the deltoid.
Claims29
A soft tissue wound support garment comprising:
- cincture means configured to encircle a first anatomic part;
- pendent means suspended from said cincture means;
- tissue support wrap means suspended sidelong from said pendent means and configured to encircle a second anatomic part to provide for even compression of the soft tissue yet permitting full movement of the anatomic parts;
- first index means on said cincture means and said pendent means corresponding to said anatomic parts;
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- second index means on said cincture means, said pendent means and said tissue support wrap means.
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A soft tissue wound support garment comprising:
- cincture means configured to encircle a first anatomic part;
- pendent means suspended from said cincture means;
- tissue support wrap means suspended sidelong from said pendent means and configured to encircle a second anatomic part to provide for even compression of the soft tissue yet permitting full movement of the anatomic parts;
- first index means on said cincture means and said pendent means corresponding to said anatomic parts;
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- second index means on said cincture means, said pendent means and said tissue support means.
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A soft tissue wound support garment comprising:
- cincture means configured to encircle a first body part;
- pendent means suspended from said cincture means;
- tissue support wrap means suspended sidelong from said pendent means configured to encircle a second body part yet permitting full movement of the encircled body parts;
- closure means on said cincture means, said pendent means, and said tissue support wrap means, said closure means on said tissue support means corresponding to closure means on both said cincture means and said pendent means for positioning said garment on corresponding body parts for even compression of the soft tissue;
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- index means on said cincture means, said pendent means, and said tissue support wrap means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.