| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 128882000 | Leg or foot | 15 |
| 20090084390 | Ambulatory therapeutic footwear - A therapeutic fabric boot that warms the calf and foot, permits ambulation and provides for moisture absorption and selective exposure and ventilation of the covered extremity. An internal foam cradle restricts foot movement and reduces pressure at the heel and calf when lying in a supine position. A re-sizable, flat, hinged foam extension piece extends from the cradle and folds to protect the heel, sole and toes. Several fleece and moisture absorbent fabric cover panels selectively fasten about the foot and calf. Numerous hook and loop fasteners are fitted to external surfaces and attach to straps and/or outer cover pieces upon wrapping the straps and panel pieces about the supported lower calf and foot. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090183740 | PATELLA TRACKING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN SURGICAL NAVIGATION - An apparatus for use in tracking movement of a patella through a range of motion during a surgical navigation procedure, comprising a frame fixed in relation to the patella, a patella trial component associated with the frame for fixing the frame relative to the patella, and a reference array configured to attach to the frame, the reference array having first, second and third markers, the first, second and third markers being detectable by a surgical navigation system when exposed to a measurement field of the surgical navigation system. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20100192961 | TRACKABLE REFERENCE DEVICE FOR COMPUTER-ASSISTED SURGERY - A surgical reference device for use with a computer-assisted surgery system comprises an engaging member adapted to engage directly on soft tissue of a body part such that substantially no relative movement is possible between the engaging member and a bone element of the body part. A trackable member is attached to the engaging member and comprises a detectable element for being located and tracked in three-dimensional space by the computer-assisted surgery system to measure a position and an orientation of the trackable member in time, whereby the bone element is tracked as a function of the position and orientation of the trackable member. A method for tracking a position and an orientation of a bone element using a computer-assisted surgery system is also provided. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20110023893 | MODULAR DEVICE FOR POSITIONING AND IMMOBILISATION OF A PATIENT'S BODY FOR SURGICAL OPERATIONS AND CORRESPONDING OPERATING TABLE - This invention relates to a modular device ( | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110168191 | SLIPPER-LIKE DEVICE TO PREVENT OR HELP HEAL PRESSURE ULCERS OF THE FOOT - Described is a foot garment device to prevent or help prevent or heal pressure ulcers of the foot. The foot garment device comprises: a bumper for positioning around and below an ankle of an individual, and one or more upper adjustable flap and one or more lower adjustable flaps for removably securing the foot garment to a foot of the individual, wherein the bumper comprises a hollow sleeve for receiving padding therein. Also described is a method for securing such a foot garment device to the foot of an the individual. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20120145167 | Splinted therapeutic footwear - A therapeutic fabric boot that warms the calf and foot, permits ambulation and provides for moisture absorption and selective exposure and ventilation of the covered extremity. An internal foam cradle restricts foot movement and reduces pressure at the heel and calf when lying in a supine position. A re-sizable, flat, hinged foam extension piece extends from the cradle and folds to protect the heel, sole and toes. Several fleece lined fabric cover panels selectively fasten about the foot and calf via hook and loop fasteners. An L-shaped splint mounts in a pocket space of the boot and offset calf and heel portions of the splint further distribute the weight of a wearer's leg and foot away from the wearer's heel and onto a resting support surface. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20130019883 | MULTI-POSITION LIMB HOLDER - A limb holder generally includes a limb holder assembly, a sled or yoke assembly, a pylon and support bar assembly, a clamp assembly, and a retractor assembly. A limb, such as a leg, is supported by the limb holder. The limb holder is supported by a sled which can move along a support bar that is supported by virtue of a mounting pylon. The mounting pylon is fixed in place by a clamp assembly, the clamp assembly being attached directly to a bed, table, or other patient support. The limb holder can also receive one or more retractor assemblies capable of retracting an incision, such that a user may manipulate a patient's limb during a procedure in which the use of retractors is desired. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130032156 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESTRAINING A PATIENT'S LEG DURING LEG SURGICAL AND INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES - An improved method and apparatus for restraining a patient's leg during knee surgery or similar procedure features and improved restraining member that is attachable to an operating room table. The restraining member has a lower concave portion that engages the upper portion and sides of the patient's leg. The restraining member has an upper convex portion that is reinforced with a plurality of ridges. The concave portion can be fitted with an inflatable bladder. The concave portion in other embodiments is fitted with a belt arrangement that enables different degrees of constriction to be imparted to the leg. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130312773 | Collapsible Leg Support - The present invention provides a modular device and kit utilizing a plurality of individual components which form an easily collapsible and transportable leg support used to support the leg, foot, and/or ankle in a fixed position. Accordingly, when the components are arranged together, the assembled configuration forms a three-dimensional leg support device. In the unassembled position, the individual components are designed to maintain a generally planar shape so that each of the pieces that form the assembled unit can lay flat against each other. In this configuration, the collapsible leg support device can be easily stored, shipped, or moved from place to place. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20140096779 | DEVICE FOR USE WITH POST-OPERATIVE SHOE - A device for use with a post-operative shoe to protect the foot of the wearer of such shoe. The device comprises a first member and a second member, wherein the first member is substantially U-shaped and has a first and second terminus, wherein the first terminus and second terminus of the substantially U-shaped first member are of substantially equal length relative to its central axis, and wherein the second member is partially U-shaped and has a first and second terminus, wherein the first terminus of the partially U-shaped second member is substantially shorter than the second terminus of the partially U-shaped second member relative to its central axis, and further wherein the first and second members are attached to each other at their central axis at a generally 90 degree angle, and wherein the first terminus and second terminus of the first member, and the first terminus and second terminus of the second member extend in the same direction, and wherein the first terminus of the second member includes means for receiving a front portion of a post-operative shoe. When the device is secured to a post-operative shoe, the foot of the wearer of such shoe is protected against trauma. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140116452 | MOTION RESTRICTION KIT - A movement restriction kit is provided for lower legs and lower extremities. The embodiments are provided for limiting or immobilizing hip rotation, abduction and adduction post hip arthroscopy. The kit includes first and second slippers spaceable from one another by a plurality of different spacers and arranged to secure to one another or the spacer by a tab carrying a plurality of laces extending from each of the first and second slippers. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140305444 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESTRAINING A PATIENT'S LEG DURING LEG SURGICAL AND INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES - An improved method and apparatus for restraining a patient's leg during knee surgery or similar procedure features and improved restraining member that is attachable to an operating room table. The restraining member has a lower concave portion that engages the upper portion and sides of the patient's leg. The restraining member has an upper convex portion that is reinforced with a plurality of ridges. The concave portion can be fitted with an inflatable bladder. The concave portion in other embodiments is fitted with a belt arrangement that enables different degrees of constriction to be imparted to the leg. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20150027451 | ANTI-ROTATION WEDGE - Disclosed is a device for stabilizing a limb, e.g., to which a health care device is secured, and providing for anti-rotation thereof in a health care setting. In an embodiment, the device includes a base section, and two side sections attached to the base section and extending therefrom to define a trough-shaped channel or a rectangularly-shaped channel. Each side section includes a plurality of discontinuities with edges extending longitudinally along an interior side thereof. The discontinuities provide engagement with a limb or health care device within the channel to resist bi-lateral rotation thereof in the channel. A similar embodiment includes one side section and provides unilateral anti-rotation resistance. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20160074204 | LEG ENGAGING DEVICE AND METHOD - A device for engaging a leg near the knee includes a cradle having a lateral portion with a lateral axial length, a medial region, and a dorsal portion connecting between the lateral section and the medial region. The lateral portion extends distally farther than the dorsal portion. A fastening arrangement can secure the cradle to the leg. The lateral portion of the cradle is placed against the lateral side of the thigh and the dorsal portion is placed behind the thigh so that the lateral portion but not the dorsal portion laps the knee. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160106568 | SPINE CORRECTION AND PELVIS STRENGTHENING APPARATUS - A spine correction and pelvis strengthening apparatus is provided. The spine correction and pelvis strengthening apparatus includes: a fixed securing means which includes: a first knee splaying prevention plate downwardly bent from one side of the fixed securing means and shaped like a hand; a first horizontal plate extending from the first knees splaying prevention plate and having a guide recess formed on a bottom surface of the first horizontal plate; and a securing bracket formed at the other side of the fixed securing means and extending from the first horizontal plate, the first knees splaying prevention plate, the first horizontal plate, and the securing bracket being integrally formed with one another; and a variable securing means which includes: a second knees splaying prevention plate downwardly bent from one side of the variable securing means and shaped like a hand; a second horizontal plate extending from the second knees splaying prevention plate; and a variable extension bar formed at the other side of the variable securing means, the second knees splaying prevention plate, the second horizontal plate, and the variable extension bar being integrally formed with one another. | 04-21-2016 |
