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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:
Feb. 02, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 02, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brian Fitzpatrick, Randolph, MA (US);
Ronald Lancaster, South Easton, MA (US);
Robert W Pekar, Florence, MA (US);
Assignee:
Johnson & Johnson Professional, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1281171 ; 1281131 ; 602 13 ; 602 26 ;
Abstract
A cushion or pad for orthopedic applications is disclosed. The cushion or pad comprises a bladder filled with a combination of spherical objects in a lubricant and an inflatable air bladder. The inflation of the air bladder is used to properly position an orthesis on a patient.