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US 8,556,840 B2Granted
Hyperextension brace
AssigneeAspen Medical Partners, LLC
InventorsSteven Burke, Geoffrey Garth, Erik Zimmer
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Abstract
A posture correction brace for a person has a tightening mechanism that allows a user to pull a cord to pull down on the back of a pair of shoulder straps, thereby pulling the shoulders back to correct the person's posture. The front ends of the shoulder straps are typically also attached to the back of the wearer, to help the posture correction brace pull the shoulders back as the shoulder straps tighten.
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A posture correction brace for a person, comprising:
- a pair of shoulder straps comprising a left strap and a right strap, each of which has anterior and posterior portions;
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- a single pull cord coupled to the pair of shoulder straps that inferiorly adjust the posterior portion of each of the left and right straps simultaneously along the person's back when the cord is pulled and while the brace is worn;
- and wherein the pull cord adjusts the posterior portion of each of the left and right straps through a slider that rides along a rail.
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A posture correction brace for a wearer, comprising:
- left and right shoulder straps, each of which has an anterior and posterior portion, wherein the left and right shoulder straps are coupled to a slider;
- wherein the slider is configured to move in a superior or inferior direction along a rail, and is coupled to a belt configured to wrap around a waist of a wearer;
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- a cord coupled to the slider such that pulling the cord adjusts a vertical position of the slider and simultaneously adjusts a posterior portion of each of the left and right shoulder straps.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.