Low profile pneumatic walking brace

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the low profile pneumatic walking brace of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a left view of the walking brace of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a right view of the walking brace of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front view of the walking brace of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the walking brace of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the walking brace of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a top view of the walking brace of FIG. 1.

Claims

The ornamental design for a low profile pneumatic walking brace, as shown and described.

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Other references
  • Paul A. Dale, M.D. et al.; “A New Concept in Fracture Immobilization”; Clinical Orthopaedics. Oct. 1993, vol. 295: 264-269.
  • Aircast Incorporated Product Brochure; “SP-Walker; short pneumatic walking brace”; Jan. 11, 2002.
Patent History
Patent number: D500855
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 30, 2004
Date of Patent: Jan 11, 2005
Assignee: Aircast, Inc. (Summit, NJ)
Inventors: Erez Pick (Rosyln Heights, NY), Mark Baerenrodt (Milford, NH), Stanley Thompson (New Boston, NH), Matthew Ibarra (Malden, MA), Christopher Chang (Medford, MA), Daniel O'Sullivan (Nashua, NH)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Sally Shih
Attorney: Ropes & Gray, LLP
Application Number: 29/198,571
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Foot Or Ankle (D24/192)