Hinged Patents (Class 128/123.1)
  • Adjustable circumferential length lumbar sacral brace
    Patent number: 11752026
    Abstract: An adjustable length brace includes an elongate body encircling portion having a free end having an adjustable length; and an end portion releasably attachable to the free end of the body encircling portion. The length of the brace may be adjusted by adjusting the length of the body encircling portion by adjusting the length of the free end of the body encircling portion, and connecting the end portion to the free end of the body encircling portion to adjust the length of the brace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: DeRoyal Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Modglin, Karen M. Clements, Charles J. French, III, Sarah O. Davis, Michael R. Galante, Gregory S. Hodge
  • Patella brace
    Patent number: 7905851
    Abstract: A patella brace has two rigid shells, a compression member coupled about the two rigid shells, and two hinge assemblies operatively connecting the two rigid shells for allowing translation, wherein the compression member restrains a joint while the two rigid shells translate about the two hinge assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Medical Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Barry P. Bledsoe