Patents by Inventor Manuel Laranjeira Gomes

Manuel Laranjeira Gomes 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).

  • Publication number: 20110295170
    Abstract: An orthotic device can be intended for the correction of deformities of the vertebral column, in particular, of juvenile idiopathic scoliosis, and can be considered an external orthotic device or brace. The orthotic device can include four points of pressure: an axillary support; a lumbar support; a thoracic support, which, associated with the axillary support results in the opposite lateral inclination of the segment above the apical vertebra; and a hemi-hip, which can result in the ilium-trochanterian pressure and interacts with the supports of the lumbar pressure and of the thoracic pressure, causing the lateral inclination of the segment below the apical vertebra. At least one fixation bar can be provided to interconnect the different elements, allowing for the homogeneous distribution of forces and causing an oblique asymmetrical traction, and connecting elements allowing for the adjustment and fixing of the supports and bars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Eusébio José Laranjeira Gomes, Manuel Laranjeira Gomes, Ana Mafalda Fontes Pinto Dos Reis