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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2015
Applicant:
Aspen Medical Partners, Llc, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Geoffrey Garth, Long Beach, CA (US);
Steven Burke, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Aspen Medical Partners, LLC, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/028 (2013.01); A61F 2250/001 (2013.01);
Abstract
Braces having elastic portions that can be made effectively inelastic, based on a level of comfort or support desired by a user, via an inelastic tightening mechanism are disclosed. Some contemplated braces have lumbar supports that are at made at least in part of an elastic material, and inelastic tightening systems that extend across the elastic material and can decrease the effective elasticity of the elastic material to provide greater support.