Knee brace

Details Knee brace Knee brace

1997-02-20

1998-10-20

Dvorak, Linda C.

Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage

Orthopedic bandage

Splint or brace

602 16, 602 26, A61F 500

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058239316

ABSTRACT:
The invention provides a knee brace including stiff upper and lower arms shaped and dimensioned to fit against the medial aspects of a patient's leg above and below the knee respectively. A hinge means interconnects the arms whereby the arms are constrained for relative pivoting about a transverse axis. First and second fastening bands or straps shaped and dimensioned to encircle the leg and to be tensioned are provided, the first strap being attached to the upper arm adjacent to the hinge means for correction of varus deformity or remote from the hinge means for correction of valgus deformity, the second strap being attached to the lower arm adjacent the hinge means for correction of varus deformity or remote from the hinge means for correction of valgus deformity. Each arm includes a further location means of the respective arm to the patient's leg, each further location means being spaced remote from the first and second fastening band or straps respectively and from the knee.

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patent: 5135469 (1992-08-01), Castillo
patent: 5302169 (1994-04-01), Taylor

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