US 11,986,414 B2
Cuff for orthotic treatment
Harry Röder, Soderstorf (DE)
Assigned to Ulrike Röder, Melbeck (DE)
Filed by Ulrike Röder, Lüneburg (DE)
Filed on Mar. 29, 2018, as Appl. No. 15/940,889.
Claims priority of application No. 202017101866 (DE), filed on Mar. 30, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2018/0280179 A1, Oct. 4, 2018
Int. Cl. A61F 5/01 (2006.01); A61F 13/10 (2006.01); A61F 13/06 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 5/0109 (2013.01) [A61F 5/0118 (2013.01); A61F 13/10 (2013.01); A61F 13/102 (2013.01); A61F 13/108 (2013.01); A61F 13/062 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An orthotic cuff for orthotic treatment of joint or muscle pains in the region of joints of the human or animal body, including an elbow joint, which as a cross cuff has a first cuff part (1) for placement on a first body part below the joint, adapted for a lower arm below an elbow joint, and a second cuff part (2) for placement on a second body part above the joint, adapted for an upper arm above the elbow joint, wherein the two cuff parts are joined to one another by means of a connecting region (3) without a pivot joint, and in each case are formed from a belt that is provided with a fastening means (8, 9) and is configured to be laid around the respective lower and upper arm, wherein the connecting region (3) between the two cuff parts upon application of the orthotic cuff on the body in a region of an inside of the joint impedes extension of the lower arm with respect to the upper arm, in that the connecting region (3) is displaced under tensile stress, characterized in that a flexible portion has two ends connected to two separate remaining areas of the second cuff part, extending transversely over the second cuff part (2) and is formed from two or more separate parallel band-shaped strands (5, 6) running in longitudinal direction of the second cuff part (2), wherein at least one strand (5) is configured as being non-stretchable in longitudinal direction and is integrally formed with same material of said remaining areas of the second cuff part, and another strand (6), configured to face away from the joint flexure when worn, has a length formed in part of non-stretchable material and in part (4) from elastic rubbery material stretchable in longitudinal direction of the second cuff part, remaining areas of the second cuff part being flexible but not stretchable, both the strands (5, 6) being in fixed parallel position relative to one another and positioned to be on an outer side of the elbow joint when worn, the non-stretchable second cuff part being effective to restrain slippage of the second cuff part toward the elbow joint when the lower arm is fully extended relative to the upper arm.