Patent ID: 8679044

Claim:
An orthopedic device comprising: an anterior main support piece having an access opening defined therein; and at least one fold line vertically oriented and formed on opposed sides outside of the width of the access opening of the anterior main support piece and vertically oriented along the height of anterior main support piece so that when the orthopedic device is applied to an anatomical portion of a wearer, the anterior main support piece is arranged for bending about the anatomical portion of a wearer and forming a generally rounded corner, wherein a gap is formed between the anterior main support piece at the rounded corner and arranged at a location of external and internal jugular veins of a wearer; wherein the anterior main support piece has a generally flat central portion leading to the rounded corner, the at least one fold line is spaced apart a distance from the access opening and is generally parallel with a vertical side periphery of the access opening; wherein the anterior main support piece defines opposed elongate and bendable wing portions extending beyond the rounded corner, the at least one fold line is defined between the wing portions and the access opening.