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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:
Nov. 17, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
James C Gray, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
602-5 ; 602 20 ; 602 21 ; 128882 ;
Abstract
An improved splint for at least partially immobilizing a portion of the body of a patient and/or resistively exercising portions of a patient's body. The splint comprises a splint body fabricated of a elastomeric material, the splint body having an inner surface for closely engaging a portion of the patient's body. The splint is comprised of at least two interconnected ribs and the splint body is configured to fully surround the body portion. The splint defines a flexible span for opening the splint to the receive the body portion. The improved splint also includes a suitable securing means for securing the splint around the body of the patient.