Weber Orthopedic, Inc.

Kelly Nolan

David Cormier

John P Hely

Martha B Ortega

James Buckhout

Dan Pahls

Jeremy Schillig

James M Jablonka

Jim Buckhout

Wendell Becton

An orthopedic ankle brace allowing rear entry through an open back, enclosed by a back panel with tendon buttresses that pinch the Achilles tendon between the buttresses. The brace includes a gauntlet having a front panel with a forefoot opening underneath, a bottom integrated to opposed side panels, an open top, and an open back. A lace closure system cinches the front panel and side panels together. The back panel has an elastic center section separating two wings that attach to the gauntlet. Two tendon buttresses separated by a gap are disposed inside the back panel, and when the back panel is attached to the gauntlet, the gap receives the Achilles tendon. A tendon strap, overlying the tendon buttresses, when tightened squeezes the tendon buttresses together against the Achilles tendon held therebetween.

Ankle brace with Achilles tendon support

Patellofemoral knee brace

A global osteoarthritis knee brace or orthopedic support includes a flexible, elastic sleeve having a tubular shape with a patella opening at an anterior surface with slits on either side of the opening. The brace includes a first pair of rigid longitudinal stiffeners pivoted therebetween at a hinge that is disposed at the lateral or medial side of the sleeve. The brace further includes an adjustable patella support having elongated strips at the ends thereof, wherein the patella support is positioned in the interior of the sleeve proximate with the patella opening, where the elongated strips pass from the interior of the sleeve through the slits to the exterior of the sleeve, and extend upward to be anchored to the sleeve. The wearer pulling on the elongated strips adjusts the patella support to lift the patella.

Global osteoarthritis knee brace

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DFW Airport, TX, United States of America

Kelly Nolan