Orthopaedic brace having one-piece cuff

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A61F 5/01 (2006.01)

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CA 2209093

An orthopaedic brace having a cuff formed as a single piece from bendable sheet material comprises a generally U-shaped frame having a center segment and two extensions projecting from the ends of the center segment in a common direction. The center segment has a reduced stiffness as compared to the extensions to permit the center segment to be more readily shaped to conform to the body part of a wearer. A molded one-piece covering, such as a thermoplastic material, forms a continuous covering surrounding portions of the cuff. The cuff may be fabricated by stamping it from a sheet of metal, such as aluminum, or a composite material. By forming the sheet such that it has a variable thickness along one edge thereof, the center segment may be formed by the portion of the sheet having reduced thickness, while the extensions may be formed from the remainder of the sheet.

L'invention porte sur une attelle orthopédique comportant un bracelet d'une seule pièce constitué d'une plaque susceptible de se plier, généralement en forme d'U avec un segment central et deux prolongements saillant des extrémités du segment central dans la même direction. Le segment central est moins rigide que ses prolongements de sorte qu'il soit plus facile à façonner selon les formes de la partie du corps de l'utilisateur. Un habillage moulé d'une seule pièce, fait d'un matériau thermoplastique, par exemple, constitue un revêtement continu entourant certaines parties du bracelet qu'il est possible de fabriquer par estampage d'une plaque métallique, de l'aluminium par exemple, ou d'un matériau composite. Si l'on forme la plaque de façon à ce qu'elle ait une rigidité variable sur l'un de ses côtés, il est possible d'obtenir un segment central à partir de la partie de la plaque présentant une rigidité réduite tandis que les prolongements pourront être formés avec le restant de la plaque.

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