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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. 29, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2006
Applicants:
Daniel A. Berish, Montville, NJ (US);
Henry J. Mcvicker, Naples, FL (US);
Glen W. Johnson, Jr., Summit, NJ (US);
Anthony V. Seaber, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Christian Fink, Ebensee, AT;
Inventors:
Daniel A. Berish, Montville, NJ (US);
Henry J. McVicker, Naples, FL (US);
Glen W. Johnson, Jr., Summit, NJ (US);
Anthony V. Seaber, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Christian Fink, Ebensee, AT;
Assignee:
DJO, LLC, Vista, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed for treating bone fractures by the application of intermittent compression. In certain embodiments an energy source is applied to the limb to facilitate intermittent compression treatment. In certain embodiments, intermittent compression is applied to a limb for pre-determined periods.