Lumbosacral brace

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present invention overcomes the limitations of the prior art by providing a wide, elastic belt with a pouch that is shaped to receive a comparatively fluid, incipiently curing polyurethane foam resin.
While the foam resin is curing to a rigid state, the belt is strapped snugly on the patient; and the elasticity of the belt material acts to shape the resin into mating conformity with the confronting body region.
The pouch and its contained foam splint are arranged to extend across nearly the entire posterior surface of the targeted patient's body region to provide semi-wrap-around support; and minimal manual manipulation of the moldable foam ensures a perfect fit.
After the foamed resin has cured, the appliance may be worn in the usual fashion to afford anatomic support.
A general object of the present invention is therefore to provide a new and improved ambulatory anatomic brace.
A more specific object of the invention is to provide a lumbosacral support brace which automatically conforms itself, in its primary mode, to a broad region of the patient's anatomy.
Still another object of the invention is to provide an anatomic support which combines a washable belt with a removable and reinsertable splinting member.
Yet another object of the invention is to provide a comfortable, lightweight and highly effective anatomic brace.
These and other objects and features of the invention pertain to the materials and constructions by which the above objects are attained.