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Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2025

Filed:

Mar. 18, 2024
Applicant:

Protect3d, Inc., Durham, NC (US);

Inventors:

Clark Harrison Bulleit, Tampa, FL (US);

Kevin Andrew Gehsmann, Greensboro, NC (US);

Timothy John Skapek, Dallas, TX (US);

Brian Rock, Raleigh, NC (US);

Jaeah Yoo, Durham, NC (US);

Assignee:

Protect3d, Inc., Durham, NC (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/01 (2006.01); A61F 2/50 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/0102 (2013.01); A61F 2/5046 (2013.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); A61F 2005/0167 (2013.01);
Abstract

An adjustable brace for stabilizing a body part of a patient and a method of fabricating such a brace is provided. In some embodiments, the adjustable brace comprises a first stabilizer having a first exterior surface, a first interior surface, a first thickness, and a plurality of first stabilizer guides; a second stabilizer comprising a second exterior surface, a second interior surface, a second thickness, and a plurality of second stabilizer guides; and at least one flexible lacing member extending along the first and second stabilizer guides, wherein the flexible lacing member adjustably secures the first stabilizer to the second stabilizer. Additional embodiments further include a closure mechanism to assist in the flexible lacing member adjustment.


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