47 results about "Orthopedic appliance" patented technology

An orthopedic anchoring system for attaching a spinal stabilization system and concomitantly fusing a sacroiliac joint is disclosed that includes a delivery tool and an implant assembly for insertion into a joint space of a sacroiliac joint. The implant assembly may be secured using anchors inserted through bores within the implant body and into the underlying sacrum and/or ilium. The implant body may also include an attachment fitting reversibly attached to a guide to provide attachment fittings for elements of the spinal stabilization system. The implant assembly may be releasably coupled to an implant arm of the delivery tool such that the implant arm is substantially aligned with the insertion element of the implant assembly. An anchor arm used to insert the anchor may be coupled to the implant arm in a fixed and nonadjustable arrangement such that the anchor is generally aligned with a bore within the implant assembly.

An orthopedic anchoring system for attaching a spinal stabilization system and concomitantly fusing a sacroiliac joint is disclosed that includes a delivery tool and an implant assembly for insertion into a joint space of a sacroiliac joint. The implant assembly may be secured using anchors inserted through bores within the implant body and into the underlying sacrum and/or ilium. The implant body may also include an attachment fitting reversibly attached to a guide to provide attachment fittings for elements of the spinal stabilization system. The implant assembly may be releasably coupled to an implant arm of the delivery tool such that the implant arm is substantially aligned with the insertion element of the implant assembly. An anchor arm used to insert the anchor may be coupled to the implant arm in a fixed and nonadjustable arrangement such that the anchor is generally aligned with a bore within the implant assembly.

An orthopedic anchoring system for attaching a spinal stabilization system and concomitantly fusing a sacroiliac joint is disclosed that includes a delivery tool and an implant assembly for insertion into a joint space of a sacroiliac joint. The implant assembly may be secured using anchors inserted through bores within the implant body and into the underlying sacrum and/or ilium. The implant body may also include an attachment fitting reversibly attached to a guide to provide attachment fittings for elements of the spinal stabilization system. The implant assembly may be releasably coupled to an implant arm of the delivery tool such that the implant arm is substantially aligned with the insertion element of the implant assembly. An anchor arm used to insert the anchor may be coupled to the implant arm in a fixed and nonadjustable arrangement such that the anchor is generally aligned with a bore within the implant assembly.

Disclosed is an ankle support which includes a low temperature, formable plastic, closed-cell foam sewn to a soft orthopedic appliance to provide the desired rigidity and conformability, and a method of making the same. The closed-cell foam is in a skeletal configuration comprising a relatively wide collar for encircling the leg of a wearer and supporting a plurality of relatively narrow elongated stiffeners depending therefrom substantially normal thereto. At least one of the stiffeners terminates in a J-shape. In producing the new brace, a polyolefin foam is laminated with nylon fabric on both of its surfaces. The laminated foam is then cut to desired blank shape. This blank is then sewn to the fabric of the soft brace, also in flat blank shape. The soft brace is then sewn into its sock configuration. The combined foam sheet and attached soft brace blanks in a sock configuration are then mounted upon a male die and subjected to low temperature heat and pressure forming. The molding step transforms the previously soft foam into a semi-rigid skeletal "shell" that extends around but does not substantially completely encase the ankle. The soft appliance provides the basic support, while the skeletal shell provides tailored localized flexible stiffening.

The disclosure is of an orthopedic appliance designed to facilitate the reduction of anterior dislocation of person's shoulder by utilizing the principle of a third class lever. After the elbow is immobilized against chest wall with a chest belt, the reduction is achieved by inflating a pouch tightly secured with straps under the involved axilla. Once the reduction is accomplished, immobilization of the injured shoulder is provided by transforming the chest belt into a waist belt to which an elbow cuff and a sling are anchored. This injury-specific immobilization provides for limited mobility and usage of the forearm, wrist, and hand.

A tooth orthopedic appliance has a bracket, a plurality of middle supporting portions and a plurality of side wing portions. The bracket is connected to a surface of the tooth, wherein a base is provided on a middle part of the bracket. A main wire trench is utilized to locate a correcting wire. The plurality of middle supporting portions are located respectively at a middle part of two protruding portions of the bracket, wherein the middle supporting portions are parallel to the bracket and perpendicular to the main wire trench. A wire holding slot is formed in between the bracket and every middle supporting portion for hooking a holding wire. A notch is defined by sidewalls of the middle supporting portions and the side wing portions in order to locate the holding wire for locking a top portion of the correcting wire such that an unfastened condition is formed.

An orthopedic appliance for a temporomandibular joint, includes: an upper teeth supporter and a lower teeth supporter, each of which includes a front arch portion corresponding to front teeth, and a pair of rear legs extended from the front arch portion, facing with each other and corresponding to a molar region; at least one set of upper and lower pivots which are respectively coupled to the upper teeth supporter and the lower teeth supporter and rotatable in at least one direction among forward, backward, leftward and rightward directions; and a connection member which connects the upper pivot and the lower pivot and adjusts a space between the upper pivot and the lower pivot. Thus, it is easy to adjust relative movement in a horizontal direction and height between the upper and lower teeth supporters.

The invention relates to a medical orthopedic appliance, in particular to a telescopic funnel chest correction device and a preparation method thereof. The correction device comprises a shell and a sucker which are connected in a sealed manner; and a folding structure is arranged at the local position of the sucker side wall and used for increasing the deformation amount of the sucker side wall atthe local position and enlarging the telescopic movement range of the sucker side wall at the local position. According to the correction device, the folding structure is arranged at the local position of the side wall of the suction cup, and the folding structure has high telescopic performance, so that the correction device can generate proper deformation quantity at the concave position corresponding to the thorax, the correction effect is optimized, and the wearing comfort of the correction device is improved.

An article of footwear includes an outer sole having a bottom walking surface and an opposed top surface, an upper member and a zipper member connected to the outer sole and to the upper member for releasably securing the upper member to the outer sole. An orthopedic appliance is received within a cavity that is disposed within the top surface of the outer sole.

The invention relates to an adjustable nonnasality appliance, comprising a movable rod (1), a sleeve (2), an adjusting nut (3) and an adjusting screw (4); the sleeve movably passes through the axial perforation (11) of the movable rod (1); furthermore, mutual position limit of the sleeve (2) and the axial perforation (11) is carried out by the external convex shoulder (21) at the internal end of the sleeve (2) and the internal shoulder blade (111) at the end of the perforation (11); the adjusting nut (3) is fixed at the external end of the sleeve (2); the adjusting screw (4) is inserted into the sleeve (2) and connected with the adjusting nut by screw thread; the external end of the movable rod (1) is provided with a first connecting head (12); the external end of the adjusting screw (4) is provided with a second connecting head (41). When in use, the connecting heads of the movable rod and the adjusting screw are respectively fixed with tooth sockets which are sheathed on the upper teeth and the lower teeth; the appliance of the invention supports the upper teeth and the lower teeth, ensures the nonnasality to have a certain opening angle, adjusts the length of the adjusting screw extending into the sleeve by adjusting the relative rotation of the adjusting screw and the sleeve, and realizes the adjustment on the minimum opening angle of the patient.

The invention relates to a hammer finger orthopedic appliance which comprises a finger tip rest and a near-end finger rest. The finger tip rest comprises a front finger tip rest protector and a first hinge portion positioned at the tail end, the near-end finger rest comprises a front second hinge portion and a middle section rest protector positioned at the tail end, the first hinge portion and the second hinge portion are connected in a hinged manner and rotate along the extending and retracting direction of fingers, the first hinge portion is provided with an angle adjusting mechanism for driving the finger tip rest to rotate around a hinge point, and the angle adjusting mechanism is provided with an operating end and a driving end and is a unidirectional locking angle adjusting mechanism with the operating end unidirectionally transmitted to the driving end. The finger tip rest and the near-end finger rest are hinged in design and matched with the angle adjusting mechanism, the hammer finger orthopedic appliance more effectively adapt to hammer finger orthopedics of different people, and rehabilitation effects of patients are improved.

The invention relates to the technical field of nursing consumable items, and discloses a heel suspension orthopedic appliance which comprises a suspension sponge, a sole pad, an ankle fixing band and an elastic connecting portion. A groove is formed in the suspension sponge, the ankle fixing band is connected with the sole pad by the elastic connecting portion, the heel of a patient is suspended in the groove of the suspension sponge when about to be subjected to orthopedic treatment, the ankle fixing band is bound at the ankle of the patient, and the sole pad is fixed to the sole of the patient. The heel suspension orthopedic appliance has the advantages that the purpose of preventing foot drop and pressure sore at the heel and the ankle of the long-term bedridden critical patient can be achieved, and resource consumption can be reduced; the heel suspension orthopedic appliance is simple in structure, recovery of functions of the foot of the patient can be promoted, and the life quality of the patient can be improved.

An orthopedic shoe appliance includes a pad for providing support for midfoot arches, the second metatarsal, and the third metatarsal of a foot, wherein the pad does not provide substantial support under a heel of the foot or under the first metatarsal, the fourth metatarsal, and the fifth metatarsal. A method for manufacturing an orthopedic appliance includes obtaining a pad; and shaping the pad to provide support for midfoot arches, the second metatarsal, and the third metatarsal of a foot, but not provide substantial support under a heel of the foot or under the first metatarsal, the fourth metatarsal, and the fifth metatarsal.