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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2013
Applicant:
3d Systems, Inc., Rock Hill, SC (US);
Inventors:
Scott Summit, Mill Valley, CA (US);
Kenneth B. Trauner, San Francisco, CA (US);
Andrew R. Miller, Oakland, CA (US);
Andew Zukoski, Berkeley, CA (US);
Robert P. Vallone, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
3D SYSTEMS, INC., Rock Hill, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/50 (2006.01); A61F 5/01 (2006.01); A61F 5/02 (2006.01); A61F 5/058 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/50 (2013.01); A61F 5/01 (2013.01); A61F 5/013 (2013.01); A61F 5/0118 (2013.01); A61F 5/0123 (2013.01); A61F 5/02 (2013.01); A61F 5/05866 (2013.01);
Abstract
A conformable hand brace includes a support surface for supporting palm portion of a patient's hand and an adjustable mechanism that allows the cross section of the brace to be adjusted. The brace can be adjusted to provide a close fit as the geometry of the hand changes. The inventive system allows the conformable hand brace to be designed automatically by a computer based upon anatomical measurements.