Exos Corporation

Djo, LLC

Medical Creations, Inc.

Other

Litesnow LLC

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Avex, LLC

Mark Joseph

Kristian Dior Gamble

Colleen Ankeny

Neal J Beidleman

Kurt H Lundstedt

Matthew J Mayer

Gerhard B Rill

Russell W Simpson

Martin Horowitz

Carol A Lipper

Kevin R Stone

Janson Simpson

A joint dislocation reduction device includes an elongated flexible ribbon-like band extending along a central axis from a proximal end to a tapered distal end. A distal end coupling element is disposed at the distal end. A proximal end coupling element is disposed at the proximal end. A cord extends from the tapered distal end to a needle. In a form, the band includes a flexible metallic ribbon disposed within a surrounding flexible, insulating coating element, wherein the band includes one or more resilient shape-memory regions between the proximal and distal ends. With the band under applied axial tension, the proximal end and distal end coupling elements are adapted to form a coupling assembly coupling the proximal and distal ends, forming a closed loop around a clavicle and a coracoid process with a single 180° twist, whereby the band rests flush against the clavicle and the coracoid process.

Joint dislocation reduction device and method using the same

A suspended sleeve assembly includes a suspension stand and a compression sleeve. An upper portion of the compression sleeve is attached onto the suspension stand, but a lower portion of the compression sleeve is unattached from the suspension stand. The suspended sleeve assembly can also include a support stand. The suspended sleeve assembly can be used to shape a prosthetic socket. The compression sleeve applies a circumferential pressure onto the prosthetic socket as the prosthetic socket is being inserted into the compression sleeve as a patient steps into the compression sleeve and applies at least a portion of body weight to the compression sleeve. The prosthetic socket can be heated and shaped by hand, so that it fits the residual limb of the patient. The suspended sleeve assembly can also be used to shape other prosthetic components, such as a negative plaster cast.

Suspended sleeve assembly comprising a compression sleeve and a suspension stand

Orthopedic braces and associated methods are described for treatment of lower back injuries and chronic back pain. An orthopedic brace may include a pair of back panels, a pair of front panels, and a closure system. A lateral end of each front panel is releasably coupleable to a lateral end of each back panel at a desired angle. A ventral end of each front panel includes an attachment provision configured to allow one of the front panels to releasably attach to the other of the front panels generally over an abdomen of a wearer. The brace also includes a pocket on the ventral end of at least one of the front panels, the pocket configured to temporarily receive a hand of the wearer to aid in donning the orthopedic brace.

Orthopedic back brace

Lower portion of a medical device

Medical device

A multi-layered composite material suitable for use in orthopedics includes a foam core layer bonded between two layers of thermoformable polymer material. The thermoformable material is heat formable within a target temperature range allowing for rapid heating and application to a patient such as in the form of a splint. While within the target temperature range, the composite material includes a dwell time sufficiently long to enable proper fitment and adjustment, yet not overly long requiring extended periods of holding the composite material in place. The composite material is very light yet extremely rigid and easily conformable to patients.

Foam core sandwich splint

A composite materialfor forming custom fitted orthopedic and other products. The composite material is easily formable when heated to temperatures of about two hundred degrees Fahrenheit for a time of at least six to eight minutes and then is rigid at temperatures of about one hundred thirty degrees. The composite material can be sewn and formed in complex shapes when initially heated to about two hundred degrees. Closure attachmentscan be secured to the composite material as needed on site rather than at the manufacturing facility. The composite material can be custom fitted to a patient in situ.

Composite material for custom fitted products

The present disclosure is directed to prosthetic limb sockets that couple prosthetic limbs to residual limbs. The sockets include a conical cup sized to engage and couple to the residual limb, and a base to secure the socket to the prosthetic limb. The sockets are direct heat-formable onto the residual limb, such that they can be heated and formed as they are secured to the residual limb.

Prosthetic limb sockets and methods of making and using

A unitized cast system for immobilizing and supporting a body part. The unitized casting system includes a first inner layer for padding and dissipating heat against the patient's skin. A second layer is formed from a thermoformable structural material such as perforated plastic. A protective third outer layer is provided to provide insulation for the second layer. These three layers are formed together to form a unitized cast system that is easily formed and applied to the patient.

Orthopedic system for immobilizing and supporting body parts

Insole compression systems apply intermittent pressure to a foot or other body part, for example in order to increase circulation and facilitate removal of metabolic waste. The insole compression systems, including actuators and batteries, may be fully contained within a removable insole, and are thus discreet and easy to use. In exemplary insole compression systems, extension springs and a torsion spring interact with an a-frame to deliver an approximately constant extension force.

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Aspen, CO, United States of America

Mark Joseph