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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2012
Applicants:
Daniel Scott Pflaster, Charlotte, VT (US);
Joseph J. Crisco, Barrington, RI (US);
Carl A. Kirker-head, Sturbridge, MA (US);
Russell D. Fiore, Lincoln, RI (US);
Wendy Drumm, Providence, RI (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Scott Pflaster, Charlotte, VT (US);
Joseph J. Crisco, Barrington, RI (US);
Carl A. Kirker-Head, Sturbridge, MA (US);
Russell D. Fiore, Lincoln, RI (US);
Wendy Drumm, Providence, RI (US);
Assignee:
HOSSO, Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/01 (2006.01); A61D 9/00 (2006.01); A01K 13/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/107 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/0102 (2013.01); A01K 13/007 (2013.01); A61D 9/00 (2013.01); A61B 5/1071 (2013.01); A61B 5/1121 (2013.01); A61F 5/0111 (2013.01); A61B 2503/40 (2013.01); A61F 2005/0167 (2013.01); A61F 2005/0172 (2013.01);
Abstract
A joint-supporting device comprises tensile members extending from above the joint to below it, supplementing the tensile characteristics of the joint's tendons, ligaments, and other structure.