Patent ID: 9687035
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: A41D,A61F

Claim:
1. An impact-absorbing pad comprising a pad main body having a flat shape, the pad main body including an impact-deflecting part having a through hole with a maximum length of 80 mm or less and an area of 600 mm 2 or more and 5,000 mm 2 or less such that the pad main body is configured to surround a greater trochanter of a femur, the pad main body being configured to apply the impact-deflecting part onto the greater trochanter of the femur such that the pad main body and a periphery of the greater trochanter of the femur facing the pad main body absorb an impact force directed to the greater trochanter of the femur, thereby preventing a femoral fracture, wherein the pad main body has a thickness of 13 mm or less, impact absorbability, and a flexural modulus of 100 MPa or less that is calculated based on a measurement in accordance with Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) K7171, and the pad main body includes at least one first relief part having a through hole below the impact-deflecting part, a distance from a lower end of the impact-deflecting part to an upper end of the first relief part is 5 mm or more and 50 mm or less, and the first relief part is designed to have a maximum length of 5 mm or more and 50mm or less.