Patents by Inventor D. Barry McCoy

D. Barry McCoy has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • SCOLIOSIS BRACE WITH INFLATABLE PRESSURE BLADDERS AND SCOLIOSIS TREATMENT METHODS USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20240139017
    Abstract: According to embodiments of the invention, a novel scoliosis brace includes inflatable pressure bladders which are cyclically controlled and monitored to increase and decrease pressure over a given treatment period. A treatment protocol monitors and tracks the quality and quantity of brace “wear time” to provide better data for modifying and/or increasing bladder pressures and cycle times over a long-term bracing period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventor: D. Barry McCoy
  • Apparatus for forming a scoliosis brace
    Patent number: 5484393
    Abstract: An apparatus for forming a brace for a scoliosis patient includes a casting board for receiving a patient in a laying-down position and a plurality of pressure pads which are releaseably securable on the casting board for applying lateral pressure to the torso portion of the patient. The apparatus is operative in a method for forming a brace by first positioning the patient in a treatment position on the casting board in which the pressure pads are assembled with the patient to apply predetermined amounts of lateral pressure to precisely defined areas of the torso portion of the patient. The patient is then removed from the casting board, an uncured cast is assembled on the torso portion of the patient and the patient is repositioned in the same treatment position on the casting board while the cast is allowed to cure. The cast can then be used to form a scoliosis brace for the patient by conventional techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1996
    Assignee: Northeast Orthotics and Prosthetics
    Inventor: D. Barry McCoy
  • Method of forming a scoliosis brace
    Patent number: 5360392
    Abstract: An apparatus for forming a brace for a scoliosis patient includes a casting board for receiving a patient in a laying-down position and a plurality of pressure pads which are releaseably securable on the casting board for applying lateral pressure to the torso portion of the patient. The apparatus is operative in a method for forming a brace by first positioning the patient in a treatment position on the casting board in which the pressure pads are assembled with the patient to apply predetermined amounts of lateral pressure to precisely defined areas of the torso portion of the patient. The patient is then removed from the casting board, an uncured cast is assembled on the torso portion of the patient and the patient is repositioned in the same treatment position on the casting board while the cast is allowed to cure. The cast can then be used to form a scoliosis brace for the patient by conventional techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1994
    Assignee: Northeast Orthotics & Prosthetics, Inc.
    Inventor: D. Barry McCoy
  • Drop-foot leg brace
    Patent number: D457639
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Inventor: D. Barry McCoy
  • Infant's molding helmet
    Patent number: D495057
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Inventor: D. Barry McCoy