Patent ID: 7025737
Filing Date: 2006-04-11
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A spinal orthosis for treating a spine, comprising: a posterior support having a substantially rigid posterior splint; an anterior support having a substantially rigid anterior splint; first and second overlapping supports releasably attachable to the posterior support, each overlapping support being a laminate made of a plurality of layers bonded together and comprising a layer of a flexible foam material, a layer of a rigid plastic strip, and a layer of a rigid plastic sheet material sandwiched between a pair of soft flexible sheet materials and molded together to yield a unitary and substantially rigid laminate material shaped to substantially conform to a side portion of a patient, wherein the first overlapping support is positionable relative to the posterior and the anterior supports when the orthosis is installed on a user so that a portion of the first overlapping support overlaps at least a portion of the posterior splint and the anterior splint, and the second overlapping support is positionable relative to the posterior and the anterior supports when the orthosis is installed on a user so that a portion of the second overlapping support overlaps at least a portion of the posterior splint and at least a portion of the anterior splint; and one or more straps attachable to the posterior support and the anterior support for securing the spinal orthosis on a patient.