US 12,350,182 B2
Pain management and post-operative hip orthosis
Donald P. LoGuercio, Cheyenne, WY (US)
Assigned to DJO, LLC, Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed by DJO, LLC, Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 16, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/637,118.
Application 18/637,118 is a continuation of application No. 18/104,133, filed on Jan. 31, 2023, granted, now 11,969,374.
Application 18/104,133 is a continuation of application No. 16/520,234, filed on Jul. 23, 2019, granted, now 11,571,322, issued on Feb. 7, 2023.
Application 16/520,234 is a continuation of application No. 16/112,631, filed on Aug. 24, 2018, granted, now 10,363,159, issued on Jul. 30, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0341991 A1, Oct. 17, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 5/01 (2006.01); A61F 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 5/0193 (2013.01) [A61F 5/0102 (2013.01); A61F 5/0104 (2013.01); A61F 7/0085 (2013.01); A61F 2005/0172 (2013.01); A61F 2007/004 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0056 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
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1. A hip orthosis comprising:
a waist strap having opposed first and second ends for coupling the waist strap around a waist of a wearer;
a lower strap having opposed first and second ends for coupling the lower strap around a leg of the wearer; and
an articulating brace configured to limit flexion movement of the leg about a hip joint of the wearer, the articulating brace comprising:
an upper member configured to be secured against the wearer by the waist strap,
a pivot rotatably coupled between the upper member and an arm extending out of the pivot,
a lower member configured to be secured against the wearer by the lower strap, and
a hinge coupling the arm extending out of the pivot to the lower member.