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US 6,712,781 B1Granted
Self-contained limb and cast support device
OwnerHelen S. Sheppardinventor
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Abstract
A self-contained limb and cast support device that is incorporated into the limb cast upon application of said cast and the second being a self-contained limb and cast support device that is not incorporated into the limb cast for use in instances where the cast is pre-existing or the injured limb requires elevation for healing, but not a cast.
Claims6
A self-contained limb and cast support device comprising:
- an internal connection band, embedded within the body of a cast;
- a first connection post coupled to one side of the internal connection band such that a portion of said first connection post extrudes the cast;
- a second connection post coupled to one side of the internal connection band, opposing said first connection post, such that a portion of said second connection post extrudes the cast;
- a first strut rotatably coupled at one end thereof to the first connection post, said first strut having a series of members that are telescopic in nature to one another such that the height of said first strut is adjustable;
- a second strut rotatably coupled at one end thereof to the second connection post, said second strut having a series of members that are telescopic in nature to one another such that the height of said second strut is adjustable.
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A self-contained limb support device comprising:
- an external connection band, sized to fit the circumference of a limb;
- a first connection post coupled to one side of the external connection band;
- a second connection post coupled to one side of the external connection band, opposing said first connection post;
- an first strut rotatably coupled at one end thereof to the first connection post, said first strut having a series of members that are telescopic in nature to one another such that the height of said first strut is adjustable;
- a second strut rotatably coupled at one end thereof to the second connection post, said second strut having a series of members that are telescopic in nature to one another such that the height of said second strut is adjustable;
- wherein said first and second strut each have a free end for supporting the device on a surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.