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Is a back brace patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a back brace have been patented many times, but "a back brace" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 698 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “backlumbar bracesupportbelt” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 408 best keyword matches we examined, 106 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: DJO LLC (3), L & P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO (3), GROVE JAMES E (3), ARSENAULT JAMES (3).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A47C (154), A61F (151), B60N (49), A45F (29).
Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.
14 real patent publications related to a back brace
- Back brace with enhanced height support and adjustment capability US-12357490-B2 2025 · PREFERRED PRESCRIPTION INC
A back brace includes first and second flexible belt members; a back plate, means for securing the back plate to the belt members, and a height adjustment member. The back plate is contoured on one side to support a first portion …
View on Google Patents - Semi-rigid dorso-lumbar back braces and related methods US-2025387253-A1 2025 · DJO LLC
A brace includes a bracing portion configured to be disposed against a portion of a back of a user and including a rigid or semi-rigid stay having a plurality of apertures with a same cross-section. The bracing portion includes at…
View on Google Patents - Back support brace and method of wearing same US-2024398603-A1 2024 · ADVANCED ORTHOPAEDICS INC
The present invention relates to a back support brace and a method of wearing the same. The back support brace includes a central brace portion formed to rest in abutting support of the back of the person, a pair of adjustable sid…
View on Google Patents - Thoracic lumbar sacral orthosis back brace US-11234853-B2 2022 · ORTHOCARE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT LLC
The system and method of an adjustable thoracic lumbar sacral orthosis back brace. The brace has a bowtie portion and a three point adjustment system. The bowtie is resistant to twisting due to internal reinforcement. The brace pr…
View on Google Patents - Posture Correcting Back Brace US-2021100674-A1 2021 · TZINTZUN JR EZEQUIEL C
A posture correcting back brace device that provides pressure and support to the spinal and lumbar areas of the user, with an inverted “T” shaped plate having a substantially rigid half-round bar running vertically, approximately …
View on Google Patents - Orthopedic back support or vertebral column brace US-9849021-B2 2017 · TURRINI ALBERTO
A brace ( 10 ) which can be used in the orthopedic sector for correctly blocking and anatomically supporting the vertebral column, substantially consisting of a semirigid slat ( 11 ), with elongated vertical development, shaped in…
View on Google Patents - Posture retaining back brace, backpack structural support or body garment US-9226845-B2 2016 · TRONCOSO VICTORIA
A posture support system, which may alternatively act as a structural support for a backpack and/or be incorporated in a body garment or undergarment, employs a pair of contoured cap sleeves which cradle the humeral heads so as to…
View on Google Patents - Conformable Back Brace US-2013261523-A1 2013 · JOHNSON WILLIE NEIL
A conformable brace used for supporting both the abdomen and lower back of a wearer in preventative and treatment applications. The brace includes an abdominal support panel ( 110 ) substantially enclosed within a support envelope…
View on Google Patents - Back brace US-8235925-B2 2012 · CAVALIERI WILLIAM
An application for a back brace for supporting both the abdomen and lower back of the user includes an abdominal support member and a lumbar support member having a convex dome facing inwardly towards the lumbar region of a wearer…
View on Google Patents - Lumbar back brace support member for a back brace support belt US-2010268140-A1 2010 · ABE SPORT GROUP S R L
The present invention relates to a lumbar back brace support member ( 2 ) for a back brace support belt comprising at least a first crosspiece ( 3 ) and a second crosspiece ( 4 ) substantially extending on opposing and mutually sp…
View on Google Patents - Dome-shaped back brace US-7329231-B2 2008 · FRANK WILLIAM
A brace for supporting both the abdomen and lower back of the user. The brace includes a preformed abdominal support member and a preformed lumbar support member having an ideal lumbar shape with a circular dome that is vertically…
View on Google Patents - Lumbar back brace with mechanically advantaged draw mechanism WO-2005117769-A1 2005 · ASPEN MEDICAL PRODUCTS
A back brace can be fully tightened in a mechanically advantaged manner by drawing on a single cord. A web that produces the mechanical advantage need not be centered on the front or the back, but can instead be positioned off to …
View on Google Patents - Adjustable back support belt brace system and removable, adjustable suspension system US-6766532-B1 2004 · ROOSTER PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL
The present invention contains a back support belt brace system comprised of a back panel, two side panels, two side wings, and a belt. The side wings are attached anywhere along the back panel and side panels using a hook and loo…
View on Google Patents - Multi-purpose back brace US-2003212355-A1 2003
A lumbar support device that includes a belt circumferentially positioned around the waist of a user. There is also a pair of straps. Each of these straps has opposed ends. These ends are positionable in a first position in which …
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a back brace been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Health and fitness devices are dense with sensor and wearable patents; compare the sensing method, mounting, and what feedback is given.
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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.