Spacer element for use in an orthopedic or prosthetic device
AssigneeOssur Hf
InventorArni Thor Ingimundarson
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Abstract
A spacer element for use in an orthopedic or prosthetic device includes a first region including first and second fabric layers spaced by a first compressible padding layer, a second region including first and second fabric layers spaced by a second compressible padding layer, and a third region including the first and second fabric layers adjacent one another. The first region is separated and spaced from the second region by the third region. The first padding layer has a greater density than the second padding layer, such that the first padding layer is less firm than the second padding layer.
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A spacer element for use in an orthopedic or prosthetic device, the spacer element comprising:
- a first region including first and second fabric layers spaced by and bounding a first compressible padding layer, the first compressible padding layer having a first compression molded region with reduced thickness, increased density and greater rigidity relative to a second region of the first compressible padding layer having a predetermined, continuous thickness;
- a second region including the first and second fabric layers spaced by and bounding a second compressible padding layer, the first compressible padding layer being less firm than the second compressible padding layer;
- a third region located between and separating the first and second regions and comprising the first and second fabric layers which extend continuously across the first, second and third regions without interruption, the first and second padding layers terminating at a periphery of the third region, the third region being substantially more flexible than the first and second regions.
A spacer element for use in an orthopedic or prosthetic device, the spacer element comprising:
- a first region including first and second fabric layers spaced by and bounding a first compressible padding layer;
- a second region including the first and second fabric layers spaced by and bounding a second compressible padding layer, the first compressible padding layer being less firm than the second compressible padding layer;
- a third region located between and separating the first and second regions and comprising the first and second fabric layers which extend continuously across the first, second and third regions without interruption, the first and second padding layers terminating at a periphery of the third region;
- wherein the third region is substantially more flexible than the first and second regions.
A spacer element for use in an orthopedic or prosthetic device, the spacer element comprising:
- a first region having a cross-section including first and second fabric layers spaced by and bounding a first compressible padding layer;
- a second region having a cross-section including the first and second fabric layers spaced by and bounding a second compressible padding layer, the first compressible padding layer being less firm than the second compressible padding layer;
- a third region located between and separating the first and second regions, the third region having a cross-section including the first and second fabric layers which extend continuously across the first, second and third regions without interruption, the first and second padding layers terminating at a periphery of the third region.
A spacer element for use in an orthopedic or prosthetic device, the spacer element comprising:
- a first region having a cross-section including first and second fabric layers spaced by and bounding a first compressible padding layer;
- a second region having a cross-section including the first and second fabric layers spaced by and bounding a second compressible padding layer, the first compressible padding layer being less firm than the second compressible padding layer;
- a third region located between and separating the first and second regions, the third region having a cross-section including the first and second fabric layers;
- wherein the spacer element defines front and back opposed peripheral surfaces, the second fabric layer defining the back peripheral surface and being continuously flat.
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