CA2166106A1 - Improved Anatomical Support Apparatus - Google Patents

Improved Anatomical Support Apparatus

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CA2166106A1
CA2166106A1 CA2166106A CA2166106A CA2166106A1 CA 2166106 A1 CA2166106 A1 CA 2166106A1 CA 2166106 A CA2166106 A CA 2166106A CA 2166106 A CA2166106 A CA 2166106A CA 2166106 A1 CA2166106 A1 CA 2166106A1
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Prior art keywords
extremity
support apparatus
upper substrate
anatomical support
improved anatomical
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CA2166106A
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CA2166106C (en
Inventor
Curtis L. Landi
Susan L. Wilson
Peter Michael Cazalet
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SUPRACOR Inc
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Curtis L. Landi
Susan L. Wilson
Peter Michael Cazalet
Supracor Systems, Inc.
Supracor, Inc.
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B32—LAYERED PRODUCTS
    • B32B—LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
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  • Orthopedics, Nursing, And Contraception (AREA)
  • Prostheses (AREA)
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Abstract

An improved anatomical support apparatus (200) including an upper substrate (206) engageable with a body surface of a user, and a support substrate (208) attached to the upper substrate. The upper substrate (206) has a first honeycomb core formed of undulated strips of resilient thermoplastic material, thermal compression bonded together to form cell walls defining a plurality of contiguous regularly shaped cells. Each of the cell walls has an upper extremity and a lower extremity. Each upper (250) and lower (252) extremity of the first core forms either a planar or a contoured surface (214).
CA002166106A 1993-06-22 1994-06-22 Improved anatomical support apparatus Expired - Lifetime CA2166106C (en)

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US080,745 1993-06-22
US08/080,745 US5444881A (en) 1989-12-04 1993-06-22 Anatomical support apparatus
PCT/US1994/007129 WO1995000052A1 (en) 1993-06-22 1994-06-22 Improved anatomical support apparatus

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