Andy T Kazmierczak

US Patent:

7083586, Aug 1, 2006

Filed:

Feb 3, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/357523

Inventors:

Richard Royle Simmons - San Marcos CA, US
John P. Fulkerson - Litchfield CT, US
John Patrick Martin - Oceanside CA, US
Andy Kazmierczak - Oceanside CA, US

Assignee:

dj Orthopedics, LLC - Vista CA

International Classification:

A61F 5/00

US Classification:

602 23, 602 26

Abstract:

A patellofemoral brace including a buttress for supporting a wearer's patella is provided. The patellofemoral brace includes an elastic sleeve that is easy to apply to the wearer's leg and easy to remove from the wearer's leg. The sleeve includes distinct bands of material so that end bands are substantially rotationally independent of a central band. The end bands resist translation along and rotation about the wearer's leg. The brace further includes a tensioning strap that lies across the buttress to further support the buttress and the wearer's patella. A portion of the tensioning strap is constructed of a thermoplastic elastomer, so that the strap provides firmer support to the buttress than a fabric strap, but is more comfortable and more evenly supports the buttress than a hard, inelastic strap.

US Patent:

7563236, Jul 21, 2009

Filed:

Sep 15, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/663381

Inventors:

Andy Kazmierczak - Oceanside CA, US
Stephen J. Snyder - Van Nuys CA, US
Eric McCarty - Lafayette CO, US
Colin S. Gregersen - Cardiff CA, US
Nancy Halchuk - Vista CA, US
Alfredo Cesena - Tijuana, MX

Assignee:

DJO, LLC - Vista CA

International Classification:

A61F 5/01

US Classification:

602 4

Abstract:

A shoulder sling is provided for the treatment of, for example, gleno-humeral dislocations and subluxations, capsular shifts, postoperative rotator cuff repair, postoperative Bankart procedures and soft tissue strains and repairs. The sling includes a support pillow abuts the wearer's torso, and a pouch that receives the wearer's arm. A plurality of straps suspend the pillow and pouch from the wearer's non-treatment shoulder. One of the straps prevents the pillow from shifting relative to the user, thus securely maintaining the wearer's arm at desired angles of abduction and external rotation. The pillow further includes an attached exercise grip and an indicator line that aids a physician in properly fitting the sling to the wearer.

US Patent:

7749181, Jul 6, 2010

Filed:

Jul 28, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/495488

Inventors:

Richard Royle Simmons - San Marcos CA, US
John P. Fulkerson - Litchfield CT, US
John Patrick Martin - Oceanside CA, US
Andy Kazmierczak - Oceanside CA, US

Assignee:

DJO, LLC - Vista CA

International Classification:

A61F 5/00

US Classification:

602 23, 602 26, 128882

Abstract:

A patellofemoral brace including a buttress for supporting a wearer's patella is provided. The patellofemoral brace includes an elastic sleeve that is easy to apply to the wearer's leg and easy to remove from the wearer's leg. The sleeve includes distinct bands of material so that end bands are substantially rotationally independent of a central band. The end bands resist translation along and rotation about the wearer's leg. The brace further includes a tensioning strap that lies across the buttress to further support the buttress and the wearer's patella. A portion of the tensioning strap is constructed of a thermoplastic elastomer, so that the strap provides firmer support to the buttress than a fabric strap, but is more comfortable and more evenly supports the buttress than a hard, inelastic strap.

US Patent:

7867183, Jan 11, 2011

Filed:

Sep 28, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/529743

Inventors:

Andy Kazmierczak - Vista CA, US
John Martin - Oceanside CA, US
Richard E. Gildersleeve - Carlsbad CA, US
John Fulkerson - Harford CT, US
Kurt Jacobson - Hamilton GA, US
Scott Seligman - San Marcos CA, US

Assignee:

DJ Orthopedics, LLC - Vista CA

International Classification:

A61F 5/00

US Classification:

602 26, 602 5, 602 23

Abstract:

Embodiments of the knee brace disclosed herein provide a combination of external ligament support and/or relief from pain caused by osteoarthritis with patellofemoral support. The brace includes a rigid frame and a flexible strap configured to extend across the wearer's patella to provide anterior loading thereto. The strap is operatively secured at either end to components of the rigid frame, thereby providing maximum leverage for applying force to the wearer's patella. In some embodiments, the strap includes a removable and adjustable buttress for directly contacting the wearer's patella. The patellar strap provides dynamic loading to the patella through the wearer's range of motion for relief of patellofemoral dysfunction, such as patellar shift, subluxation and dislocation, and malalignments such as patella alta, patella baja, tilt and glide. In some embodiments, a conversion kit is provided for converting a rigid brace frame into a knee brace capable of providing patellofemoral support to a wearer's knee. The kit includes at least a patellar strap and at least one tab for securing the strap to the rigid frame.

US Patent:

D519211, Apr 18, 2006

Filed:

Dec 18, 2003

Appl. No.:

29/196058

Inventors:

Alexis L. Doty - Carlsbad CA, US
Bonnie F Livolsi - Oceanside CA, US
Drew R. Verkade - Carlsbad CA, US
Emmanuel A. Villegas - Oceanside CA, US
Andy Kazmierczak - Oceanside CA, US

Assignee:

DJ Orthopedics, LLC - Vista CA

International Classification:

2404

US Classification:

D24192