Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100042031 | DEVICE FOR GRIPPING THE FOREARM OF A USER SUFFERING FROM MUSCULAR PROBLEMS IN THE ELBOW - A device is provided for gripping the forearm of a user suffering from muscular problems in the elbow. The device defines a rigid but elastically deformable U-shaped body, and has a bottom. The device includes a first limb and a second limb, and two supporting elements which are mounted on the body such that each one is essentially located on a free end part of a limb of the body. One of the limbs of the body defines a first curved part which is adjacent to the bottom wherein the concave region of the curved part is oriented towards the inside of the body, and a second curved part which extends from the first part towards the free end of the limb. The concave region of the second part is oriented towards the outside of the body such that the limb of the U has a transversal flexion line. | 02-18-2010 |
20110077569 | WRIST ORTHOSIS FOR TREATING CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME - An orthosis including a proximal portion consisting of an armband and a strap around the forearm as well as a distal portion consisting of a palm support and a strap around the hand. The support is pivotable relative to the armband about a transverse pivot axis which substantially coincides with the flexion/extension axis of the user's wrist joint when the orthosis is being worn by a user. The orthosis further comprises pivotal locking means for use in a desired angular position. | 03-31-2011 |
20110160632 | ANKLE SPLINT - The splint comprises, on the one hand, a shell intended to be positioned against the external face of the leg and, on the other hand, an L-shaped support comprising an upright intended to be positioned against the external face of the foot and a tongue intended to be positioned under the foot. Furthermore, the splint comprises a connecting piece connecting the shell and the support, mounted so that it can pivot with respect to the shell about a first transverse axis of articulation and mounted such that it can pivot with respect to the support about a second transverse axis of articulation, the first and second axes of articulation being offset from one another vertically and in the anterioposterior direction, in the neutral position of use. | 06-30-2011 |
20120179081 | ORTHOSIS FOR TREATING RHIZARTHROSIS - An orthosis to be placed on the hand of a user, including a supporting member having the general shape of a horse saddle and having an inner flange and an outer flange, to be placed at the thumb-index commissure with the inner flange against the palm and the outer wing against the back surface of the hand, in order to enable a spacing to be maintained between the thumb and the index finger. The orthosis includes a strap to be placed around the hand and the supporting member so as to retain said supporting member such that the metacarpal bone of the thumb is trapped inside the orthosis between the strap and supporting member. | 07-12-2012 |
20130030337 | LUMBAR SUPPORT BELT - A belt comprising an elastic band having a central portion and two end portions, wherein a cushion is fastened on the inner surface of the central portion of the band, centered relative to the transverse median axis. The cushion is in the shape of a V whereby the tip is oriented downward when the belt is worn, and has two flanges connected by a joining area. The cushion is designed and positioned so that, when the belt is worn, the free end portion of each flange bears on the corresponding iliac crest of the person, and the joining area is in contact with the area comprising the upper portion of the sacrum and the lower portion of the lumbar vertebrae. | 01-31-2013 |
20130303956 | LUMBAR SUPPORT BELT - A lumbar support belt has a dorsal plate, first and second half-belts, and a device for adjusting the pressure exerted by the belt on the dorsolumbar region of the patient. The dorsal plate has lateral extensions including a lower edge shaped to bear against the patient's iliac crests. The device includes first and second tightening straps secured to a distal end of a respective half-belt and received through a respective second free buckle. The first and second tightening straps are intended to be stacked on the lateral extensions of the plate against the patient's lumbar-abdominal region. | 11-14-2013 |
20140024987 | ORTHOSIS FOR TREATING MUSCLE DISORDERS IN THE ELBOW - An orthosis for treating muscle disorders of the elbow has a body made in one piece from a semi-rigid material. The body includes a distal portion, a proximal portion, and a back joining strap. In the unstressed state, the relative position of the distal and proximal portions maintains the wrist in an extended state. The joining strap is deformable such that when pressure is exerted downward on the palm support, the joining strap is deformed to enable the pivotal movement of the distal portion with respect to the proximal portion about a transverse articulation axis parallel to the flexion-extension axis of the wrist. When pressure is released, the body returns to the unstressed state due to resilience. The distal portion is arranged to pivot with respect to the proximal portion about the articulation axis while assisting the extensor muscles of the wrist. | 01-23-2014 |
20150290014 | DEVICE FOR HOLDING THE PATELLA AND KNEE ORTHOSIS - An orthosis includes a device for holding the knee cap and arranged to press against the knee by a part consisting of an elastic material surrounding the knee. The holding device includes an annular body having a central oval opening for receiving the knee cap; and separate supporting bodies that protrude outwardly from the periphery of the body. Two adjacent supporting bodies are separated by a gap when the holding device in a non-constrained state. The holding device is substantially flat in the non-constrained state and non-deformable in a plane. The holding device is designed so as to be able to be deformed into a domed position, hugging the shape of the bent knee. In this position, the supporting bodies are butt jointedand the holding device forms a shell enveloping the knee. | 10-15-2015 |