http://www.freshpatents.com/Surgery--splint-brace-or-bandage-dtnewntc602.php USPTO Class 602 - Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage en-us Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:11:41 -0700 1000 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 141 31 http://www.freshpatents.com/index.php?rss=true http://www.freshpatents.com/images/freshpatentsnav_rss.gif http://www.freshpatents.com/Corset-dt20080717ptan20080171955.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:11:41 -0700 A corset (100) is described comprising a first portion (5) and a second portion (5′) with substantially the same shape as the first portion (5). Each portion (5, 5′) comprises a solid band (50) and a plurality of laces (52) which protrude from one end of the solid band (50).... http://www.freshpatents.com/Methods-and-devices-for-reducing-a-foot-drop-condition-dt20080717ptan20080171956.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:11:41 -0700 Embodiments are provided to reduce a foot drop condition. In an embodiment, an adjustable apparatus includes a lower leg member that can be secured to a lower leg portion of a user. The lower leg member can be adjustably and releasably coupled to a user's footwear to assist in orienting... http://www.freshpatents.com/Wound-dressings-and-performance-measurement-of-such-dressings-dt20080717ptan20080171957.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:11:41 -0700 A wound dressing (10) including a plurality of discrete, spaced apart pairs of electrodes (18a, 18b) for allowing an electrical property or characteristic of the dressing (10) to be measured. By measuring an electrical characteristic of the dressing, such as the impedance, the hydration thereof can be determined and monitored.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Wound-dressing-dt20080717ptan20080171958.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:11:41 -0700 A wound dressing comprising a backing layer and a skin facing layer and an absorbent pad, wherein the absorbent pad is sandwiched between the backing layer and the skin facing layer, and the two layers constitutes an envelope, the absorbent pad has an expansion of surface area, when fully expanded,... http://www.freshpatents.com/Compression-article-particularly-a-compression-stocking-with-a-surface-pattern-dt20080717ptan20080171959.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:11:41 -0700 The invention relates to a compression article, particularly a compression stocking or compression tights, made of an elastic knitted fabric (1) with a base knitted fabric (2), which is made from a knitting thread (S) and inside of which compression-imparting compression threads (K) are deposited. In order to obtain a...