公开(公告)号：US6024712A

公开(公告)日：2000-02-15

申请号：US18318

申请日：1998-02-03

申请人： Joseph M. Iglesias ,  Tracy E. Grim ,  Stacy L. Wyatt ,  John Bourne ,  Randa T. Milliken ,  Alec Bobroff

发明人： Joseph M. Iglesias ,  Tracy E. Grim ,  Stacy L. Wyatt ,  John Bourne ,  Randa T. Milliken ,  Alec Bobroff

IPC分类号： A61F5/01 ,  A61F5/00 ,  A61F13/00

CPC分类号： A61F5/0118 ,  A61F5/0111

摘要： The present invention pertains to an orthopedic support having a flexible inner member and an exo-skeleton that is molded directly onto the flexible inner member. In one particular embodiment, a versatile, multi-medium orthopedic ankle support assembly has an inner fabric support for extending at least partially around an injured part of the anatomy and for providing basic support for the injury. A plastic exo-support is injection molded into said fabric support and supplies supplemental support for resisting motion of the injured part in undesired directions. The fabric support has a main body portion for extending at least part way around the injured part of the anatomy and has edges to be secured together after the fabric support is fitted to the injured part. The invention is not limited to ankle braces, of course, as the general principle of molding an exo-skeleton onto a flexible inner member may be used in conjunction with numerous different supports. An efficient method for constructing an orthopedic support includes the steps of first placing a sheet of flexible material across a mold, cutting the sheet, injection molding the exo-structure onto the sheet material in the mold, and securing the sheet into an orthopedic support.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及具有柔性内部构件和外部骨架的整形外科支架，其直接模制在柔性内部构件上。 在一个特定实施例中，多功能多中等骨踝支撑组件具有内部织物支撑件，用于至少部分地围绕解剖结构的损伤部分延伸并且用于为伤害提供基本支撑。 塑料外支架被注射成型到所述织物支撑件中，并且提供用于在不期望的方向上抵抗受伤部件的运动的补充支撑。 织物支撑件具有主体部分，用于至少部分地围绕解剖结构的受损部分延伸，并且在将织物支撑件装配到受伤部分之后具有固定在一起的边缘。 当然，本发明并不限于踝支架，因为将外骨架模塑到柔性内部构件上的一般原理可以与许多不同的支撑结合使用。 用于构造矫形支架的有效方法包括以下步骤：首先将一片柔性材料放置在模具上，切割片材，将外部结构注射成型到模具中的片材上，以及将片材固定到矫形支架中。