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Patent No.:

US 9248040 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016

Filed:

Aug. 30, 2013

Motorized tensioning system for medical braces and devices

Applicant:

Boa Technology Inc., Denver, CO (US);

Inventors:

Mark Soderberg, Conifer, CO (US);

Jimmy Capra, Steamboat Springs, CO (US);

Cody Henderson, Denver, CO (US);

Tiffany Beers, Portland, OR (US);

Andy Owings, Portland, OR (US);

Daniel Hipwood, Denver, CO (US);

Assignee:

Boa Technology Inc., Denver, CO (US);

Attorney:

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

Primary Examiner:

Michael Brown

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/00 (2006.01); A61F 5/01 (2006.01); A43B 3/00 (2006.01); A43C 11/16 (2006.01); A43C 11/00 (2006.01); B65H 59/38 (2006.01); A61F 5/02 (2006.01); A43B 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/01 (2013.01); A43B 3/0005 (2013.01); A43B 11/00 (2013.01); A43C 11/008 (2013.01); A43C 11/165 (2013.01); A61F 5/028 (2013.01); B65H 59/382 (2013.01);
Abstract

A tensioning system for medical braces and devices is disclosed. The tensioning system includes a tensioning member that is tightened or loosened using a motorized tensioning device for winding and unwinding the tensioning member on a spool. The motorized tensioning device includes a torque transmitting system that allows for incremental tightening, incremental loosening, and full loosening of the tensioning member.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Soderberg, Mark. (2016). Motorized tensioning system for medical braces and devices (U.S. Patent No. 9248040). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9248040

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