US 12,214,089 B2
Multi-component frame for use in an orthopedic device
Scott Seligman, Foothill Ranch, CA (US); and Jared Olivo, Foothill Ranch, CA (US)
Assigned to OSSUR ICELAND EHF, Reykjavik (IS)
Filed by OSSUR ICELAND EHF, Reykjavik (IS)
Filed on Aug. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/451,289.
Application 18/451,289 is a continuation of application No. 18/065,550, filed on Dec. 13, 2022, granted, now 11,759,543.
Application 18/065,550 is a continuation of application No. 16/437,413, filed on Jun. 11, 2019, granted, now 11,547,774, issued on Jan. 10, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/683,152, filed on Jun. 11, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0390448 A1, Dec. 7, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61L 15/12 (2006.01); A61F 5/01 (2006.01); A61L 15/08 (2006.01); A61L 15/14 (2006.01)
CPC A61L 15/125 (2013.01) [A61F 5/0123 (2013.01); A61L 15/08 (2013.01); A61L 15/14 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A frame in an orthopedic device, comprising:
a first component made from a structural material, the first component defining first and second sides, the first and second sides being coextensive and parallel forming a cross-section bounded by first and second frame edges formed by the first component and extending from opposed sides of the cross-section and linearly from the cross-section, wherein the first component is constructed from a metal alloy;
a second component connected to the first component and having a different material composition from the first component, the second component having a first surface lining an inside of the cross-section short of the first and second frame edges, and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the second component is constructed from a non-metal material;
wherein the second component is constructed from a resin-impregnated material including a plurality of reinforcement fibers.