Patent ID: 8689799
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An orthopedic orthosis which can support and/or immobilize at least one limb of a patient, comprising: a textile article with first and second faces, and a plurality of panels, either of which first and second faces can equally well come into contact with the limb of the patient configured for left side usage or right side usage; and at least one a two face fastening tab having a single active fastening face with fastening hook elements that are able to cooperate with first or second securing means arranged respectively on the first face and the second face of the textile article, said active face being configured such that substantially an entirety of said fastening elements are usable, and a single inactive face that excludes hook fastening elements and that is formed directly opposite the single active face, said two face fastening tab being fixed directly and non-removably via its inactive face on a zone of the textile article contiguous to one of the edges of said textile article, so as to be able to pivot, about a pivot axis located on an edge of at least one of the panels and extending substantially parallel to the edge, between a first position configured for left side usage, in which the active face catches by contact on the first securing means providing a fastening area, and a second position reversed from said first position and configured for right side usage, in which the active face catches by contact on the second securing means, wherein the plurality of panels comprises at least a first panel, a second panel, and a third panel, the second panel is formed remotely from the first panel and forms a lateral continuation of the first panel, and the third panel forms a lateral continuation of the second panel.