Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Support device for a joint
- Patent Title (中): 联合支撑装置
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Application No.: US12186049Application Date: 2008-08-05
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Publication No.: US07918811B2Publication Date: 2011-04-05
- Inventor: Michel Lussier , Brook Dion Athay , John Whiteman , Albert Gollhofer
- Applicant: Michel Lussier , Brook Dion Athay , John Whiteman , Albert Gollhofer
- Applicant Address: NL Amsterdam
- Assignee: adidas International Marketing B.V.
- Current Assignee: adidas International Marketing B.V.
- Current Assignee Address: NL Amsterdam
- Agency: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
- Main IPC: A61F5/00
- IPC: A61F5/00

Abstract:
Support devices for joints of the human body are disclosed. A support device for an ankle includes a main body having a medial portion and a lateral portion disposed about the ankle, and an interior surface; at least one of a medial support member disposed in a cavity in the medial portion of said main body and a lateral support member disposed in a cavity in the lateral portion of said main body; a strap disposed on a proximal portion of said main body, said strap having fastening means adapted to create a first level of pressure in the front of the lower leg immediately proximal to the ankle and a second level of pressure in the rear of the lower leg immediately proximal to the ankle; and one or more proprioceptive members disposed on the interior surface of said main body.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100036306A1 Support Device for a Joint Public/Granted day:2010-02-11
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