Knee support

Details Knee support Knee support

1996-02-01

1997-07-08

Apley, Richard J.

Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage

Orthopedic bandage

Splint or brace

602 26, A61F 501

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056455240

ABSTRACT:
A knee support for supporting an injured knee while permitting bending and straightening movements of such knee such movements involving both displacement of the femur portion of such joint away from the tibia portion and also involving sliding and tilting movement of such femur portion relative to such tibia portion, the knee support having an upper cuff which can be secured around a portion of a leg, above the knee, a lower cuff which can be secured around the leg below the knee, attachments on the upper and lower cuffs, and, linear bearings secured to the attachments on either side of the knee, the linear bearings enabling movement of one of the cuffs away from the other and enabling free displacement movement and sliding movement of the knee joint.

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patent: 5018514 (1991-05-01), Grood et al.
patent: 5103811 (1992-04-01), Crupi, Jr.

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