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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2006
Beth Gramza, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Scott D. Mccormick, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Edward L. Weaver, Ii, Milford, OH (US);
Beth Gramza, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Scott D. McCormick, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Edward L. Weaver, II, Milford, OH (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An orthopedic support includes a sheet of flexible material having a proximal edge and a distal edge configured to extend at least partially around a portion of the wearer's anatomy and a pair of opposing lateral edges configured to at least partially enclose the portion of the wearer's anatomy. The orthopedic support includes at least one strap attached to the sheet of material and configured to extend over one of the lateral edges, wherein the strap comprises an associated fastening element configured to attach to the sheet of material so as to secure the sheet about the portion of the wearer's anatomy. The orthopedic support further includes an edge binding molded to an edge of the sheet of material.