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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:
Mar. 19, 1991
Filed:
Jan. 16, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
George D Swicegood, Hiddenite, NC (US);
Henry L Richbourg, Jr, Charlotte, NC (US);
Assignee:
Clinitex Corporation, Huntersville, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; A61F / ; A61F / ; A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128 / ; 128 / ; 128882 ; 128 88 ;
Abstract
A hinged limb immobilizer device for setting and securely maintaining a predefined range of motion for a limb, requires no special tools for installation or adjustment. Limit stops are adjusted by simply loosening the appropriate thumbscrew, and moving the limit stop to the prescribed setting. Separate color-coded, labelled scales for flexion and extension match-up with separate color-coded thumbscrews to avoid misunderstandings. Security of adjustment is optimized by limit stops which embody both friction stop and positive stop characteristics, resulting in a unique 'three-point locking' mechanism.