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7435234 Non-surgical correcting abnormal knee loading  
The invention provides hinges for use in knee braces to correct and prevent knee pathology. Further provided are knee braces comprising the hinges of the present invention to correct and prevent...
7434583 Leg/elbow fixing device  
A leg/elbow fixing device including a support bar having two connecting sections and two bracket assemblies fixable on the leg or elbow of a user. The bracket assemblies are adjustably located on...
7431708 Knee brace having lateral/medial width adjustment  
A knee brace having a femur support section pivotally connected to a tibia support section is provided. The femur support section has a medial frame and a lateral frame, sandwiched between width...
7431707 Support moment control method for leg motion support orthosis  
Target joint support moments of each leg are determined by estimating joint moments of the each leg necessary for the person A wearing a leg motion support orthosis ( 1 ) to make a motion...
7430765 Infant hats, caps, bonnets, and hoods with padded pressure relief region  
The invention generally relates to articles which may be used as headwear for infants that address issues related to flat head syndrome. In a first aspect, an article of headwear for an infant is...
7429687 Medical dressing for open chest wounds  
An adhesively attachable bandage for an open wound. A one-way valve permits air or other fluids to move through the bandage in one direction, as to escape from a body cavity, but prevents fluids...
7429254 Articulated ankle foot brace having a malleolar window  
An ankle foot brace having a heel stirrup, a lower lateral and medial uprights, and an upper lateral and medial uprights hinged to the respective lower uprights. A malleolar window, preferably with...
7429253 Walking assistance system  
A walking assistance system includes an upper leg fitting which is attached along a user's upper leg. The upper leg fitting is formed from an upper leg frame that forms a framework of the upper leg...
7429252 Oxygen producing device for woundcare  
A device for the application of oxygen to promote wound healing and tissue repair. The device includes a portable oxygen generating device ( 18 ), which includes a cathode ( 10 ), an anode ( 16 ),...
7425206 Intravenous protector wrap with entertainment  
A wrap for covering and protecting an intravenous site on a hand of a patient having an entertainment component such as a doll or puppet for children. The wrap comprises doll arm holes, a thumb...
7423193 Wound dressing  
A wound dressing including an absorbent core defining opposed proximal and distal surfaces, the distal surface of the absorbent core defining a central portion, a border portion and an intermediate...
7422576 Localized liquid therapy and thermotherapy device  
A device for directly applying thermotherapeutic liquid to an area upon the surface of an afflicted patient, and methods of use thereof, are described. In particular a device for applying...
7419476 Pressure-sensitive adhesive component for ankle and use thereof  
To provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive component that can be quickly and easily used to fix an ankle joint by persons having no expert knowledge on taping without causing problems such as...
7417174 Resorbable laminated repair film and method of using same  
The present invention provides a reepithelialization/wound healing implant device comprising a barrier layer and one or more polymer layers doped with agents that promote one or more processes in...
7416538 Walking assistance device  
There is provided a walking assistance device equipped with an assisting force generator disposed on a side of each of a hip joint and a knee joint, comprising: a hip support member ( 1 ) having an...
7416537 Rehabilitative orthoses  
Instrumented orthoses with more sophisticated structures provide for coordinated support and rehabilitation of complex joints and multiple injured joints. Improved instrumented orthoses can include...
7414168 Device for laceration or incision closure  
Disclosed is a two-component device for closing a laceration or incision. The device includes a first component comprising a first adhesive-backed anchoring member and one or more first connecting...
7413571 Flexible medical closure screen and method  
A flexible medical closure screen for closing a separation of first and second tissue portions is provided, which includes a mesh screen comprising tubular vertical risers, vertical strands with...
7413570 Medical closure screen installation systems and methods  
A medical closure screen device for a separation of first and second tissue portions is provided, which includes a mesh screen comprising tubular vertical risers, vertical strands with barbed...
7413555 Joint orthosis  
A joint orthosis with a first joint part ( 4 ), a first splint ( 5 ) connected to the first joint part ( 4 ), a second joint part ( 1 ), a second splint ( 2 ) connected to the second joint part ( 1...
7413554 Wearable joint driving device  
Provided is a wearable joint driving device in which a plurality of frame members are attached to a wearing body so as to be in contact with the outer surface of the wearing body. Between the frame...
7413527 Muscle strength increasing tool  
To provide a muscle strength increasing device for a pressure muscle training method that can easily be tied around a region to be compressed. A muscle strength increasing device has a main belt ...
7411109 Method for producing a wound dressing  
A method for making a perforated silicone gel layer includes providing a perforation device having a generally planar surface with a plurality of discrete perforating elements extending therefrom,...
7410472 Articulating joint  
The present invention pertains to an articulating joint that is disengageable between two modes of operation: unidirectional movement of the joint or bi-directional movement of the joint, with...
7410471 Orthosis knee joint and sensor  
A selectively lockable orthotic joint is provided in which a pressure sensor having a thin layer of variably resistive material generates a control signal when an actuation force is applied to the...
7406967 Universal intravenous arm support  
An arm board for supporting the forearm, wrist and hand during IV therapy which includes a contoured brace with removable straps for securing the forearm and middle two fingers of the patient's...
7404805 Orthotic device and methods of use  
The present invention relates to orthotic devices and methods of use of orthotic devices. In particular, the present invention provides a forearm orthotic device, and related methods of use....
7404804 Finger orthosis  
The same orthosis can be used to sequentially move joints of different fingers of a hand. A hand cuff of the orthosis is mounted on the hand. Mechanisms operable to move the joints are connected to...
7404216 Female jockstrap system  
A female jockstrap has a covering and a support. The support includes a waistband with two front and two rear bands coupled to the covering. A protector has a generally trapezoidal upper extent and...
7402721 Wound dressing  
A wound dressing includes an absorbent core having opposed proximal and distal surfaces including central and border portions, and a discrete skin adherent, elastomeric gel facing layer having a...
7402149 Hand brace  
The present invention is a finger and hand brace having a longitudinally elongated body adapted to be applied lengthwise to the wrist and finger region of the hand. The brace body has multiple...
7402148 Orthotic protective device  
An orthotic protective device collectively including a base unit connected to a metacarpal unit by a hinge system designed to protect and prevent hyperextension and hyperflexion movements of the...
7402147 Body limb movement limiter  
A body limb movement limiter restrains the movement of a person's arm so as to protect the person's shoulder or restrains the movement of a person's lower leg with respect to the upper leg so as to...
7401413 Disposable wound measuring device  
A disposable wound measuring device for making simultaneous three-dimensional (length, width and depth) measurements of a wound or ulcer to facilitate wound care assessment and healing that...
7399899 Attachment of electronic tags to surgical sponges and implements  
Externally detectable electronic article surveillance markers are attached to surgical implements, such as sponges and surgical instruments, appointed for use in a surgical wound. The attachment...
7399288 Adjustable neck brace  
An adjustable neck brace worn at a human neck for fixing a cervical vertebra includes a cover panel and an adjusting device fixed onto a surface of the cover panel, and the adjusting device...
7396976 Easy-to-peel securely attaching bandage  
A bandage remains securely attached to the skin of a wearer during extended exposure to arid, humid or wet conditions. The bandage is readily removed from the attached condition upon application of...
7396975 Wound dressing and method for manufacturing the same  
A wound dressing defining skin facing areas having different degrees of skin adherence. The dressing comprises a backing layer defining a center portion and a border portion surrounding the center...
7396338 Orthopaedic device for correcting abnormal positions of the toes  
The invention concerns an orthopaedic device for the correction of incorrectly positioned toes, having a fastening provision ( 8 a ) in the region of the big toe, a fastening provision ( 8 b ) in...
7396337 Powered orthotic device  
A powered orthotic device, worn about a patient's elbow or other joint, senses relatively low level signals in the vicinity of the joint generated by a patient having spinal cord or other nerve...
7395554 Mask for eyes  
A mask for eyes is disclosed to include a mask body, a support member formed of an elastic material and fixedly fastened to the mask body at the back, the support member having a thin flap...
7393336 Band with hidden pocket  
A band adapted to be worn on a limb of a person or animal includes a fabric member and an elastic member attached to the fabric member. A first half of a fastening system is attached to an inner...
7393335 Metabolically efficient leg brace  
Embodiments of the invention relate to walking/running braces and to devices for enhancing locomotion, specifically human bipedal locomotion. More particularly, it relates to a controlled...
7393334 Method and application of a self adhesive splint  
The device is a thin, self-adhesive non-stretch splint, having the capability to flex. This device is intended for the treatment of repetitive stress injuries such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome with...
7390935 Hydrogel vapor dispenser  
The present invention includes a patch. The patch includes a main body with a base portion and a vapor emitting portion. The base portion includes a hydrogel comprising a first surface and an...
7390499 Microbial cellulose wound dressing for treating chronic wounds  
The invention relates to a wound dressing comprising a microbial-derived cellulose for treatment of specific types of chronic wounds, including pressure sores, venous and diabetic ulcers. The wound...
7385101 Antibiotic textile materials suitable for wound dressings and wound dressings incorporating the same  
A hydrophilic textile matrix having antibiotic activity is provided. The textile matrix is a non-woven material including a blend (i.e., mixture) of metallic silver-coated fibers and a...
7384406 Orthopaedic brace having a range of motion hinge with an adjustable-length strut  
An orthopaedic brace includes a strut length adjustment assembly to change the operable length of the strut for sizing the brace on a patient without the need for special tools or cutting of the...
7383089 Bunion treating device  
A pulse generating apparatus has two like output channels that apply generated pulse signals of selected characteristics to two electrodes attached to a strap, each electrode receiving a different...
7381860 Wound dressing and method for manufacturing the same  
A method for producing a wound dressing wherein a curable silicone mixture is extruded onto a generally planar molding surface. The silicone mixture defines a first surface adjacent the planar...