Global Patent Index - EP 1845909 A2

EP 1845909 A2 20071024 - VISCOELASTIC FOAM FOR ORTHOPEDIC SUPPORTS AND METHOD OF USING SAME

Title (en)

VISCOELASTIC FOAM FOR ORTHOPEDIC SUPPORTS AND METHOD OF USING SAME

Title (de)

VISKOELASTISCHER SCHAUM FÜR ORTHOPÄDISCHE ZWECKE UND VERWENDUNGSVERFAHREN DAFÜR

Title (fr)

MOUSSE VISCOELASTIQUE POUR SUPPORTS ORTHOPEDIQUES ET SON PROCEDE D'UTILISATION

Publication

EP 1845909 A2 20071024 (EN)

Application

EP 06734386 A 20060202

Priority

  • US 2006004026 W 20060202
  • US 65040205 P 20050204

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2006084220A2] A wrist support for supporting a wrist of a wearer is provided and includes a sheet of flexible material having a distal edge configured to extend at least partially around a hand of a wearer, a proximal edge configured to extend at least partially around a forearm of a wearer, and a pair of opposing lateral edges configured to at least partially enclose the hand and forearm so that the sheet extends around the wrist of the wearer. The wrist support includes at least one lateral edge strap attached to the sheet and configured to extend over one of the lateral edges and attach to itself so as to secure the sheet about the wrist. The wrist support further includes a viscoelastic pad located on an inner surface of the sheet.

IPC 8 full level

A61F 5/01 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61F 5/0106 (2013.01); A61F 5/0118 (2013.01); A61F 5/028 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2006084220A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK YU

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2006084220 A2 20060810; WO 2006084220 A3 20070628; EP 1845909 A2 20071024

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2006004026 W 20060202; EP 06734386 A 20060202