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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 1980
Filed:
Jan. 11, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert W Honneffer, Warsaw, IN (US);
Assignee:
Zimmer USA, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128 / ; 128 94 ; 128D / ;
Abstract
A brace is provided for treatment of acromioclavicular dislocations. The brace includes a bandage member or body swathe which encircles the thorax and the involved upper arm, a resilient force focusing member or shoulder pad located atop the distal end of the clavicle, and reduction straps disposed between said members which operate through semblant pulleys to afford immobilization of the acromion and a multiplied reductive force on the dislocated clavicle whereby to hold the acromioclavicular joint in location.