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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2010
Applicant:
Ed Bannister, Riverside, CA (US);
Inventor:
Ed Bannister, Riverside, CA (US);
Assignee:
Bio Cybernetics International, Inc., La Verne, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Described herein is a closure system and methods for adjusting an orthotic device. The closure system can include a handle element, a take-up element configured to be removably received by the handle element, and a cord having a length and secured at one end to the take-up element and at an opposite end to the orthotic device to facilitate adjustment of the orthotic device. The take-up element is configured to adjust the usable length of the cord. Also described herein is a back brace apparatus having a take-up element.