Patent ID: 11953076
Assignee: OSSUR ICELAND EHF
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. An attachment device defining first and second surfaces, and further defining first and second ends to a length of the attachment device, the attachment device comprising:
an elongate section having first and second portions defined along the length of the attachment device, the second portion defining the second end of the attachment device;
a head section extending from the first portion of the elongate section, the head section defining the first end of the attachment device;
a flap having a first end stitched to and extending from the second portion of the elongate section at a junction along the elongate section, the flap having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the flap having a second end coextensive with the second end of the attachment device and the second portion of the elongate section;
a traction element protruding from the first surface and disposed about and within a periphery of the head section along the first surface, the traction element forming a raised profile extending outwardly from the first surface;
wherein the traction element is formed from a polymeric material, and the head section, the flap and the elongate section are formed from a textile;
wherein a connection between the traction element and the head section consists of the polymeric material of the traction element interlocking with the textile forming the first surface of the head section.