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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:
Dec. 19, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2004
Applicant:
Guy M. Houser, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);
Inventor:
Guy M. Houser, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);
Assignee:
Thuasne, Levallois Perret, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Braces for applying dynamic forces and methods for applying dynamic forces on limbs are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a brace has an upper frame, a lower frame, a hinge coupling the upper frame to the lower frame, a hydraulic pump, and a bladder. The upper frame is moveable relative to the lower frame. The hydraulic pump is coupled to the hinge, the upper frame or the lower frame. The hydraulic pump generates a fluid flow that flows into and expands the bladder. The bladder is positioned to apply a force to the limb as it expands.