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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. 15, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 13, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael D Modglin, Winter Haven, FL (US);
Assignee:
National Orthotic Laboratories, Inc., Winter Haven, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
602 24 ; 602 16 ; 602 19 ;
Abstract
A substantially rigid hip abduction system is disclosed which provides support for the hip joint of a human patient while being comfortably worn, even during ambulation. The hip abduction system is a bi-valve structure including pelvic girdle having a first and a second hip engaging members and a front and rear slidable guides which facilitate precise positioning of the pelvic girdle and prevents vertical movement of the system. The hip abduction system of the present invention also includes elongated flanges on the pelvic girdle which substantially eliminates migration thereof on the patient.