Knee brace hinges with adaptive motion

Details Knee brace hinges with adaptive motion Knee brace hinges with adaptive motion

2005-01-06

2009-11-10

Brown, Michael A. (Department: 3772)

Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage

Orthopedic bandage

Splint or brace

C602S026000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07615025

ABSTRACT:
The disclosed knee brace hinges enable a knee brace including the hinges to track the natural motion of the brace wearer's knee while restraining the knee from harmful motions. In certain embodiments, in a first range of motion the hinges have only one degree of freedom, rotation about a fixed axis. In a second range of motion, the hinges have at least two degrees of freedom, rotation and translation.

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