Surgery – Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants – Head or face protector
Reexamination Certificate
2006-06-13
2006-06-13
Lewis, Kim (Department: 3743)
Surgery
Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants
Head or face protector
C433S089000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07059329
ABSTRACT:
A knee brace is provided having upper and lower arms and a hinge assembly positionable about the knee to one side of the patella. The hinge assembly has a hinge pivot and a tension strap lever. The upper and lower arms and tension strap lever are each rotatable about the hinge pivot. A compression member is positioned in engagement with the knee on the opposite side of the patella from the hinge assembly and a tension strap engages the compression member and is connected to the tension strap lever. The tension strap applies a tension force to the compression member which increases when the upper and lower arms and tension strap lever rotationally transition from a flexion position to an extension position and decreases when the upper and lower arms and tension strap lever rotationally transition from the extension position to the flexion position.
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Fout James M.
Mason Jeffrey T.
Veeck Raymond S.
Breg, Inc.
Brown Rodney F.
Lewis Kim
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