US 7,468,047 B2
	Orthosis and method for manufacture thereof
Reginald C. V. T. M. J. P. Nieberding, Kapellen (Belgium)
Assigned to T Tape Company BV, Putte (Netherlands); and Ortopedijos Klinika UAB, Kaunas (Lithuania)
Appl. No. 11/814,033 PCT Filed Jan. 24, 2006, PCT No. PCT/EP2006/000597 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Jul. 16, 2007, PCT Pub. No. WO2006/077158, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 27, 2006.
Claims priority of application No. PCT/EP2005/000662 (WO), filed on Jan. 24, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2008/0103423 A1, May 01, 2008
Int. Cl. A61F 5/00 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 602—7  [602/5; 602/17; 602/19]

27 Claims

1. A pre-fabricated orthosis suitable for embracing and supporting a body part of a human or animal comprising an articulation, said orthosis consisting of a pre-formed sheet of material comprising cork and a thermoplastic binder, and wherein said orthosis comprises a shore A between 65 and 90.