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US 8,945,031 B2Granted
Padding assembly for an orthopedic brace selectively configurable for creating a wound bridge
AssigneeBreg, Inc.
InventorMathew Cardinali
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Abstract
A padding assembly has two bridging segments and a base pad. The base pad is attachable to an orthopedic brace while the first bridging segment is releasably attached to a mounting substrate on the base pad and the other bridging segment is releasably attached to the same mounting substrate or to another mounting substrate on the brace. The attached bridging segments are spaced apart from one another and the resulting space between them, termed a wound bridge area, has a thickness substantially less than that of the padding assembly at the first bridging segment or that of the other bridging segment.
Claims28
A padding assembly comprising:
- a first surface of said padding assembly attachable to an associated orthopedic brace;
- a second surface of said padding assembly;
- a mounting substrate;
- a first bridging segment releasably attached to said mounting substrate;
- and
- a second bridging segment releasably attached to said mounting substrate, said first and second bridging segments included in a first array selectively reconfigurable to a second array by detaching said second bridging segment from said mounting substrate, thereby defining a first wound bridge area on said second surface of said padding assembly where said second bridging segment is detached and defining a first raised area on said second surface of said padding assembly where said first bridging segment is attached, wherein a thickness of said padding assembly at said first raised area is substantially greater than a thickness of said padding assembly at said first wound bridge area, and wherein a height of said second surface of said padding assembly at said first raised area is substantially greater than a height of said second surface of said padding assembly at said first wound bridge area.
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A padding assembly comprising:
- a first surface of said padding assembly attachable to an associated orthopedic brace;
- a second surface of said padding assembly;
- a mounting substrate;
- a first bridging segment releasably attached to said mounting substrate;
- and
- a second bridging segment releasably attached to said mounting substrate, said first and second bridging segments included in a first array selectively reconfigurable to a second array by detaching said second bridging segment from said mounting substrate, thereby defining a first wound bridge area on said second surface of said padding assembly where said second bridging segment is detached and defining a first raised area on said second surface of said padding assembly where said first bridging segment is attached, wherein a thickness of said padding assembly at said first raised area is substantially greater than a thickness of said padding assembly at said first wound bridge area, and wherein said second array is selectively reconfigurable to a third array by reattaching said detached second bridging segment to said mounting substrate at said first wound bridge area, thereby converting said first wound bridge area to a second raised area, and detaching said first bridging segment from said mounting substrate at said first raised area, thereby converting said first raised area to a second wound bridge area, wherein a thickness of said padding assembly at said second raised area is substantially greater than a thickness of said padding assembly at said second wound bridge area.
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A padding assembly comprising:
- a first surface of said padding assembly attachable to an associated orthopedic brace;
- a second surface of said padding assembly;
- a mounting substrate;
- a first bridging segment releasably attached to said mounting substrate;
- and
- a second bridging segment releasably attached to said mounting substrate, said first and second bridging segments included in a first array selectively reconfigurable to a second array by detaching said second bridging segment from said mounting substrate, thereby defining a first wound bridge area on said second surface of said padding assembly where said second bridging segment is detached and defining a first raised area on said second surface of said padding assembly where said first bridging segment is attached, wherein a thickness of said padding assembly at said first raised area is substantially greater than a thickness of said padding assembly at said first wound bridge area, and wherein said second surface is on a substantially opposite side of said padding assembly from said first surface.
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A padding assembly comprising:
- a base pad having a first surface and a second surface, wherein said first surface is attachable to an associated orthopedic brace;
- a first bridging segment releasably attached to a first location on a first mounting substrate on said second surface of said base pad;
- and
- a second bridging segment releasably attached to a second location, wherein a first wound bridge area is positioned on said first mounting substrate between said first bridging segment and said second bridging segment, and wherein a thickness of said padding assembly where said first bridging segment is attached to said first mounting substrate is substantially greater than a thickness of said padding assembly at said first wound bridge area, and further wherein a thickness of said second bridging segment is substantially greater than the thickness of said padding assembly at said first wound bridge area, wherein said first and second locations are on said first mounting substrate and said first and second bridging assemblies and said first wound bridge area are included in a first array;
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- a third bridging segment releasably attached to said first mounting substrate and included in said first array, wherein said first bridging segment is positioned between said third bridging segment and said second bridging segment and wherein a thickness of said padding assembly where said third bridging segment is attached to said first mounting substrate is substantially greater than the thickness of said padding assembly at said first wound bridge area, and wherein said first array is selectively reconfigurable to a second array by detaching said first bridging segment from said mounting substrate and attaching said first bridging segment or a fourth bridging segment of said padding assembly to said mounting substrate at said first wound bridge area, thereby converting said first wound bridge area to a raised area and defining a second wound bridge area where said first bridging segment is detached from said mounting substrate, and wherein a thickness of said padding assembly at said raised area is substantially greater than a thickness of said padding assembly at said second wound bridge area and a thickness of said padding assembly where said second bridging segment is attached to said first mounting substrate is substantially greater than the thickness of said padding assembly at said second wound bridge area.
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A padding assembly comprising:
- a base pad having a first surface and a second surface, wherein said first surface is attachable to an associated orthopedic brace;
- a first bridging segment releasably attached to a first mounting substrate on said second surface of said base pad;
- and
- a second bridging segment releasably attached to a second mounting substrate, wherein a first wound bridge area is positioned on said first mounting substrate between said first bridging segment and said second bridging segment, wherein a thickness of said padding assembly where said first bridging segment is attached to said first mounting substrate is substantially greater than a thickness of said padding assembly at said first wound bridge area, wherein a thickness of said second bridging segment is substantially greater than the thickness of said padding assembly at said first wound bridge area, wherein said first and second bridging segments and said first wound bridge are included in a first array selectively reconfigurable to a second array by detaching said second bridging segment from said second mounting substrate and attaching said second bridging segment or a third bridging segment of said padding assembly to said first mounting substrate at said first wound bridge area, thereby converting said first wound bridge area to a raised area and defining a second wound bridge area where said first bridging segment is detached from said mounting substrate, and wherein a thickness of said padding assembly at said raised area is substantially greater than a thickness of said padding assembly at said second wound bridge area and a thickness of said padding assembly where said second bridging segment is attached to said first mounting substrate is substantially greater than the thickness of said padding assembly at said second wound bridge area.
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A padding assembly comprising:
- a first surface of said padding assembly attachable to an associated orthopedic brace;
- a second surface of said padding assembly;
- a mounting substrate;
- a first bridging segment releasably attached to said mounting substrate;
- a second bridging segment releasably attached to said mounting substrate, said first and second bridging segments included in a first array selectively reconfigurable to a second array by detaching said second bridging segment from said mounting substrate, thereby defining a first wound bridge area on said second surface of said padding assembly where said second bridging segment is detached and defining a first raised area on said second surface of said padding assembly where said first bridging segment is attached, wherein a thickness of said padding assembly at said first raised area is substantially greater than a thickness of said padding assembly at said first wound bridge area;
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- a third bridging segment included in said first array and releasably attached to said mounting substrate, wherein said second bridging segment is positioned between said first and third bridging segments, wherein said second array defines a second raised area on said second surface of said padding assembly where said third bridging segment is attached, and wherein a thickness of said padding assembly at said second raised area is substantially greater than the thickness of said padding assembly at said first wound bridge area.
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A padding assembly comprising:
- a first surface of said padding assembly attachable to an associated orthopedic brace;
- a second surface of said padding assembly;
- a mounting substrate;
- a first bridging segment releasably attached to said mounting substrate;
- and
- a second bridging segment releasably attached to said mounting substrate, said first and second bridging segments included in a first array selectively reconfigurable to a second array by detaching said second bridging segment from said mounting substrate, thereby defining a first wound bridge area on said second surface of said padding assembly where said second bridging segment is detached and defining a first raised area on said second surface of said padding assembly where said first bridging segment is attached, wherein a thickness of said padding assembly at said first raised area is substantially greater than a thickness of said padding assembly at said first wound bridge area, wherein a height of said second surface of said padding assembly at said first raised area is substantially greater than a height of said second surface of said padding assembly at said first wound bridge area, wherein said second array is selectively reconfigurable to a third array by reattaching said detached second bridging segment to said mounting substrate at said first wound bridge area, thereby converting said first wound bridge area to a second raised area, and detaching said first bridging segment from said mounting substrate at said first raised area, thereby converting said first raised area to a second wound bridge area, wherein a thickness of said padding assembly at said second raised area is substantially greater than a thickness of said padding assembly at said second wound bridge area, and wherein a height of said second surface of said padding assembly at said second raised area is substantially greater than a height of said second surface of said padding assembly at said second wound bridge area.
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A padding assembly comprising:
- a base pad having a first surface and a second surface, wherein said first surface is attachable to an associated orthopedic brace;
- a first bridging segment releasably attached to a first mounting substrate on said second surface of said base pad;
- and
- a second bridging segment releasably attached to said first mounting substrate, wherein a first wound bridge area is positioned on said first mounting substrate between said first bridging segment and said second bridging segment, wherein a thickness of said padding assembly where said first bridging segment is attached to said first mounting substrate is substantially greater than a thickness of said padding assembly at said first wound bridge area, wherein a thickness of said padding assembly where said second bridging segment is attached to said first mounting substrate is substantially greater than the thickness of said padding assembly at said first wound bridge area, wherein said first and second bridging segments and said first wound bridge are included in a first array selectively reconfigurable to a second array by detaching said first bridging segment from said mounting substrate and attaching said first bridging segment or a third bridging segment of said padding assembly to said mounting substrate at said first wound bridge area, thereby converting said first wound bridge area to a raised area and defining a second wound bridge area where said first bridging segment is detached from said mounting substrate, and wherein a thickness of said padding assembly at said raised area is substantially greater than a thickness of said padding assembly at said second wound bridge area and the thickness of said padding assembly where said second bridging segment is attached to said first mounting substrate is substantially greater than the thickness of said padding assembly at said second wound bridge area.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.