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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2016
Djo, Llc, Vista, CA (US);
Steve Golden, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Nathaniel Cohen, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Ronald Joseph, Saratoga, CA (US);
Marc Safran, Burlingame, CA (US);
DJO, LLC, Vista, CA (US);
Abstract
A shoulder immobilizer () includes a semi-rigid or rigid orthosis, in the form of an arm support (), which supports the upper arm, elbow, forearm and wrist of a patient. A bolster () is positioned between the patient and the arm support (). A body strap () extends around the patient and attaches to the arm support () and/or the bolster (), holding the arm support and bolster in position against the body of the patient. In embodiments, the shoulder immobilizer () may utilize a shoulder strap (), but such a shoulder strap is not necessary for shoulder immobilization of the patient.