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Tennis elbow support comprising tendon pad
   
Document Number
US Patent 6755800
Issued Date
June 29, 2004
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A tennis elbow support comprising a main body having an opening and a tendon pad having a pad base and a raised portion that projects from the pad base. The tendon pad is inserted into the opening so that the raised portion projects outwardly from a bottom surface of the main body. The main body can be releasably secured in a substantially circular configuration so that the support can be placed around the forearm of a user and the tennis elbow support can be tightened around the arm of the user with tendon pad in contact with the arm so that straight-line pressure is applied across the extensor muscle and tendon.
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Owner
Beiersdorf, Inc. (Wilton, CT)
Published
June 29, 2004
Application Number
10/213,224
Filed
August 6, 2002
US Classification
602/62   128/112.1
Int'l Classification
A61F   13/10   (20060101)  
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/310,751, filed Aug. 8, 2001.
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602/62   602/20   602/1   602/5   602/21   602/60   602/79   128/112.1   128/889   128/878   128/881   2/16   2/22   2/24   2/170  
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