Patents Assigned to Ovation Medical
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Publication number: 20240091042Abstract: An orthopedic walker is disclosed that improves comfort and shock absorption during use by incorporating a flexure zone that deflects to ease the forces caused by the heel strike portion of a patient's gait. The flexure zone is created by cutting around the heel on the bottom of the sole to allow for the heel portion to flex. The exterior shell of the walker is may be made of a formable resilient material that when combined with an attached tongue structure reduces a volume of encapsulation of the lower limb. The shell encloses a padding on the inner side that may take the form of air/bladders and/or foam, and tabs on each side selectively engage receiving tabs on the inside lateral and medial side of the base upright portions. A separate tongue structure is used to enclose the foot and is made adjustable using various methods such as slits and novel connectors.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Ortho Systems d/b/a Ovation Medical, Inc.Inventors: Kenji Watabe, Tracy E. Grim, Edwin Erwin, Zhaung Shao
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Publication number: 20230141477Abstract: A welded orthopedic back brace is disclosed. In an embodiment, at least one belt member is coupled to a spinal support element. The materials of the belt member are thermally fused to form a unitary segment. In another embodiment, an anterior portion of a posterior pad of the spinal support element includes thermally fused materials to provide a user with an added degree of comfort.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2022Publication date: May 11, 2023Applicant: Ortho Systems d/b/a Ovation MedicalInventors: Tracy E. GRIM, Kenji WATABE, Edwin ERWIN
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Patent number: 10863791Abstract: An orthopedic walking boot for a user includes an outer sole having a substantially continuously curved lateral profile bottom walking surface, wherein a radius of curvature of the lateral walking surface varies between 10 mm and infinity, and an upper portion arranged with the outer sole to support a lower portion of the user's leg.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2012Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: Ovation MedicalInventors: Joseph Michael Iglesias, Tracy E. Grim
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Patent number: 10449078Abstract: A base for an orthopedic walking boot having a foot bed configured to support a plantar portion of a user's foot, a section extending from the foot bed configured to surround a portion of user's foot, and a connector assembly matable with each of a plurality of different types of support structures such that any one of the plurality of different types of support structures is selectively and permanently connectable to the base through the at least one connector assembly.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Ovation MedicalInventors: Tracy E. Grim, Steven L. Hecker, Kenji Watabe, Ryan C. Cohn, Tim Crowley, Veneza Yuzon
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Patent number: 10449077Abstract: A walking apparatus is provided that includes a sole having an adjustable length, the sole comprising a heel portion, a forefoot portion operatively coupled to the heel portion, the forefoot portion configured for adjustment from a first position to at least one other position relative to the heel portion, wherein a length of the sole is configured to adjust from a first length to a second length when the forefoot portion is adjusted from the first position to the at least one other position.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2016Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Ovation MedicalInventors: Tracy E. Grim, Steve Eastwood, Kenji Watabe, Mark Scott Nelson, Sr., Dwight Paul Bennett, Steven L. Hecker
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Publication number: 20130041301Abstract: A flexible support including a body configured to provide anatomical support to a user's appendage, and an insert extending along at least a portion of an edge of the flexible support to reduce irritation and fitment discomfort to the user's appendage from the edge.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2012Publication date: February 14, 2013Applicant: OVATION MEDICALInventors: Tracy E. GRIM, Joseph Michael Iglesias, Eric Gerald Scott, Justina-Delia A. Franco
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Publication number: 20120255204Abstract: An orthopedic walking boot for a user includes an outer sole having a substantially continuously curved lateral profile bottom walking surface, wherein a radius of curvature of the lateral walking surface varies between 10 mm and infinity, and an upper portion arranged with the outer sole to support a lower portion of the user's leg.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2012Publication date: October 11, 2012Applicant: Ovation MedicalInventors: Joseph Michael Iglesias, Tracy E. Grim
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Patent number: 6524325Abstract: This invention relates to surgical instrument jaw covers, and particularly hemostat shods. The jaw covers include a pair of spaced-apart shods interconnected by a bridging member, each shod having an opening to a bore adapted to accommodate a tip of a jaw of a surgical instrument, and the bridging member defining a separation distance between the openings.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2001Date of Patent: February 25, 2003Assignee: Ovation Medical LimitedInventor: David Shaw
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Patent number: D759953Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2014Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: Ovation MedicalInventors: Ryan C. Cohn, Steven Eastwood, Tracy E. Grim, Steven L. Hecker, Kenji Watabe, Tim Crowley