Temperature regulated compression brace
AssigneeDjo, LLC
InventorsErez Pick, Johan de Ruiter, Hermann Otto Mayr
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Abstract
The systems and methods described herein include systems and methods for applying temperature regulated compression and support to certain injured portions of the human body. In particular, the systems and methods relate to a brace to be fitted around a joint of a human for applying therapeutic temperature regulated compression to the joint and having rigid supports disposed therein to provide support for the limb while a patient recuperates from surgery or other injury.
Claims56
A bracing system for a human limb, comprising:
- a flexible shell configured to be removably secured about a limb,
- a fluid compartment formed within the flexible shell, the fluid compartment having a fluid input port for connecting to an external fluid source,
- two rigid members being removably coupled to the flexible shell for bracing the limb, and
- a hinge coupled to the rigid members for allowing a pivoting motion of the rigid members and therefore a controlled movement of the limb, and
- at least one of a heater or a cooler to regulate temperature of fluid in the external fluid source.
A method of bracing a patient's limb, comprising
- applying a fluid compartment about the limb,
- applying at least one rigid member along at least one of lateral, medial, posterior and anterior sides of the limb, the rigid member being removably coupled to the fluid compartment and providing patient controlled pivotable movement of the braced limb, and
- inserting a temperature regulated fluid into the fluid compartment to compress the limb while concomitantly bracing the limb by the at least one rigid member.
A bracing system for a human limb, comprising:
- a flexible shell configured to be removably secured about a limb,
- a fluid compartment formed within the flexible shell, the fluid compartment having a fluid input port for connecting to an external fluid source and a separate fluid output port,
- a rigid member being coupled to the flexible shell for bracing the limb and providing patient controlled pivotable movement of the braced limb, and
- at least one of a heater or a cooler to regulate temperature of fluid in the external fluid source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.