Patent ID: 7364558
Filing Date: 2008-04-29
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A back brace for supporting a lower back region of a wearer, including erector spinae musculature associated with a lower spine of the wearer, said back brace comprising: a strapping system extending at least partially around a waist of the wearer; and a lumbar support panel connected to the strapping system and supported by the strapping system at the lower back region of the wearer, said lumbar support panel having an interior surface adjacent to the wearer's back defining a pair of raised portions wherein each of the raised portions is defined, in plan view, by a convexly curved medial edge having opposed ends, the opposed ends having a straight lateral edge extending therebetween and connecting the opposed ends, such that the convexly curved medial edge and the straight lateral edge cooperate to substantially define a semi-circular shape, wherein the convexly curved medial edges are configured to oppose each other, and to be positioned adjacent to and on opposite sides of the wearer's lower spine and to be spaced apart so as to contact the wearer's erector spinae musculature, wherein each of the raised portions extends outwardly from the lumbar support panel so as to form a smoothly curving convex surface configured to conform to the lordotic curve of the wearer's lower spine.