Abstract: A tubular bandage for parts of the human body, the bandage comprising: an elastic part, a significantly less elastic part, and straps which are of significantly less elastic longitudinal extensibility, or are nonelastic in the longitudinal direction, wherein the elastic part of the bandage comprises at least one insert incorporated with the significantly less elastic part to form a tubular configuration, wherein the straps are fixable to the significantly less elastic part across the elastic part such that when the straps are fixed the elasticity of the at least one insert is significantly reduced.

Abstract: An elastic knee support is designed as a flexible tube (5) with an elastic profiled insert (6) in the area of the hollow of the knee. The profiled insert extends across the axis of the leg, covering the sinews (11,12) of the hollow of the knee. Recesses (7,8) which receive each one sinew of the hollow of the knee interrupt on both sides of the sinews of the hollow of the knee supporting zones of the profiled insert which exercise a pressure on the hollow of the knee.

Abstract: Described is an insole made of elastic material with recesses designed to accommodate replaceable elastic inserts. At least in the zone in which the inserts are located, the insole has, on the same side as the recesses, a first layer of Velcro.TM. fabric with apertures which fit over the recesses, the first layer acting as a supporting layer for another second layer of Velcro.TM. fabric which covers it completely, including the inserts.

Abstract: An elastic knee joint bandage is in tubular form with an elastic profile insert encircling the knee cap in an opening. The areas of the profile insert adjacent to the poles of the knee cap are connected by a flexible, unstretchable tension member placed around the knee cap in a curve in the profile insert on the side of the fibula, so that when the distance between these areas is increased by flexing the knee joint, the distance of the curve from the line joining the poles of the knee cap is reduced, and the edge of the opening of the profiled insert in question on the adjacent side of the knee cap presses it medially with a shifting and centering effect.

Abstract: Shoulder joint bandage with a tubular section which envelops the upper arm and a shoulder top piece connecting thereto to whose edge on the neck side retaining straps are fastened of which one--in the form of a back strap--traverses the back diagonally and envelops the hip under the armpit of the shoulder which is opposite to the shoulder top piece whereas the other is led at least partially--in the form of a chest strap--over the side of the chest to this hip where the back strap and chest strap cross and continue in their direction, in each case, on the other side of the body into the other half of the body. The two continuation belts at the upper arm located near the hip in question envelop this in the opposite direction from the hip side whereby the end of each continuation belt is attached, in each case, to the same continuation belt after enveloping the upper arm.

Abstract: A shoulder-joint bandage having an elastic sleeve receiving the upper arm of the patient and a cap passing over the shoulder, has extension belts wound in opposite helical senses along the sleeve and cap and forming a crossover point at the apex of the cap from which the belts extend diagonally downwardly across the back and chest of the patient to a lower crossover point below the armpit of the opposite arm at which the belts are stitched together and have frontal and dorsal connecting segments passing around the back and chest of the patient to be joined by a connecting element at their ends.

Abstract: An orthesis for the human knee, having two joints which are disposed at the sides of the knee and from which there project arms which embrace the knee-cap and meet in pairs above and below the knee-cap in a centrally disposed tongue in each case, by each of which tongues at least one thigh strap and one leg strap respectively are carried above and below the knee. Each tongue is connected to its associated strap by an interchangeable longitudinal rail, placed in position from the outside, via adjustment means which, substantially in the region of the torque, determine the strap axis in rotation to the joints, and in the region of the strap, determine its distance from the joints.

Abstract: A elastic bandage having a tubular shape with an opening for a thub disposed therein. The dandage is adapted to be disposed about the top, bottom and both sides of the hand. It is characterized by a profiled padding on opposite sides of the bandage and is adapted to engage the opposite sides of the hand and wrist. The padding tapers into unpadded portions of the bandage in the regions between the sides of the hand and the top and the bottom of the hand so that the bandage urges against the top and the bottom of the hand with only slight pressure in the unpadded regions. The padding acts like pillars supporting the bandage which spans the space between them.

Abstract: A bandage consisting of elastic textile material, e.g. stocking, which is provided with a cushion covered by an overlay consisting of the same or similar textile material and which is secured to the textile material of the bandage by means of a border which projects over the cushion. The overlay is provided with, on the side facing the cushion, an elastic thermoplastic synthetic coating which is adhered to the textile material of the bandage in the region of the border areas by heating and whose softening temperature is below that of the textile material.

Abstract: A heel cushion composed of silicone rubber having a region which can be centrally or eccentrically located directly below the heel spur and composed of a softer silicone rubber than the balance of the heel cushion so that in heel regions subjected to higher pressure, that higher pressure will be absorbed by the softer material and the pressure throughout the back bottom part of the foot will be more uniform.

Abstract: A shoulder-joint bandage having an elastic sleeve and a pair of belts which extend helically around the sleeve in opposite senses from the distal end thereof to then run along opposite lateral edges of a cap of the sleeve overlying the shoulder. The belts cross again behind the back of the patient and one belt passes around the other arm through the armpit and joins the other belt, e.g. at a buckle permitting longitudinal adjustment of the belts.