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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4262664 | Orthopedic knee device A knee brace for the prevention of over-stretching of the knee has two guide rails, one on each side of the knee, two cross members or straps to connect the respective ends of the two guide rails to contact the front of the thigh and the calf, and a cross... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4256097 | Orthopedic apparatus for protecting and supporting a bone joint An orthopedic apparatus to be worn by a person such as an athlete, trauma victim or surgical patient, to protect and supplement the function of a bone joint. The apparatus comprises a first support member adapted to be placed on one lateral aspect of an a... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4252111 | Locking mechanism for orthopedic braces A locking mechanism for orthopedic braces includes upper and lower brace members pivotably jointed together, notched or recessed plates being fixedly secured to the lower brace member while a U-shaped locking bar is pivotably secured to the upper brace me... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4249523 | Adjustable orthopedic foot splint An adjustable orthopedic foot splint is disclosed which maintains a desired angle between the feet of the user but which otherwise allows virtually full freedom of movement of the feet. Movements of the feet which are allowed include: forwards and backwar... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4245629 | Knee and elbow joint protector This invention is an implement for (1) preventing injuries to human knees by absorbing and spreading an external blow and (2) orthopedic procedures for therapy and rehabilitation. The concept is a (A) floating rocker connection axis beside the leg joint, ... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4233967 | Custom-fitted knee guard and brace A knee guard and brace having semi-rigid thigh and calf encasements for the protection of the knee area from the thigh to the calf. The device, other than padding, is made entirely of a plastic material. The brace is lightweight and designed for unusual s... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4220148 | Knee stabilizer A knee stabilizer or brace is provided which is useful as an aid for patients having any of the three common forms of knee joint deformation. The brace includes a pair of guide rails which extend along the patient's leg on either side of the knee. An uppe... | 09/02/1980 |
| 4191373 | Tennis elbow brace A brace adapted for wear by a tennis player for minimizing and/or preventing tennis elbow comprising in its most basic form a pair of discs adapted for respective generally nonslip compressive contact with that portion of the player's arm directly overlyi... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4144881 | Apparel worn for the aid and protection of the body and for the support and assistance of impaired joint function An orthopedic prosthetic device, formed of interlocking links, which allows for full motion in the plan of articulation, yet which resists, lateral forces applied to the joint, and tendencies of the joint to dislocate in a lateral direction. The interlock... | 03/20/1979 |
| 4139002 | Universal knee orthosis A knee brace or orthosis for preventing hyperextension of the wearer's leg. In an additional embodiment the flexion of the wearer's leg is also regulated between positions permitting limited motion and a position wherein the knee is fixed and no motion is... | 02/13/1979 |
| 4136404 | Athletic leg brace apparatus An athletic leg brace apparatus of the type operable to be connected to the sides of a ski boot wherein the apparatus includes a first and second lower leg brace member and a first and second upper leg brace member. Each of the first upper and lower leg b... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4130115 | Brace hinge A brace hinge comprising a pair of opposed housings having a plurality of elongated flexible alternate ribs extending from the opposed housings, with the ribs of each housing being slidably received intermediate the ribs of the other housing.... | 12/19/1978 |
| 4102337 | Below knee orthosis A device for below knee orthosis is in the form of brace having a foot plate provided with an upper surface adapted to be situated beneath a foot. Below this upper surface the foot plate is formed just to the rear of the arch region, but forwardly of the ... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4100918 | Dynamic orthotic knee extension assist device This application discloses a dynamic knee extension assist device for paraplegic patients and others needing such a device. Cuffs adapted to be secured to a patient's thigh are provided along with mounting means adapted to be secured to a patient's leg be... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4088130 | Hinge for knee brace A hinge for a knee brace including upper and lower pivotally connected hinge elements. The upper hinge element is provided with inner and outer arcuate notches centered at different radii from the hinge pivot point. The slots cooperate with a stationary p... | 05/09/1978 |
| 4068312 | Athletic knee guard The invention is concerned with a protective knee guard which is useful for protecting an athlete's knee from injury during athletic events and practice sessions. The knee guard comprises a first rigid shell of generally hemicylindrical shape for resting ... | 01/17/1978 |
| 4054130 | Emergency splint assembly An emergency splint assembly for fractured limbs includes two limb support members releasably lockable in a multiplicity of angular orientations. At least one strap is associated with each of the limb supports. Each strap is adjustably secured in a clamp ... | 10/18/1977 |
| 4050455 | Foot and leg brace A foot and leg brace assembly formed of three sections flexibly joined together. A first thigh section is a curved plate of a size to fit about the underside of a user's thigh, with the second leg section formed of a curved plate shaped to fit about the r... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4050456 | Knee splint An adjustable splint for a human knee comprising upper and lower leg engaging portions and a foot engaging portion. With a knee injury, it is important to splint the knee in the position in which it is found because changing the position can damage the bl... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4019504 | Medical splint kit A medical splint kit having reusable components and serviceable during the X-raying of the body part involved. The kit has a splint member formed from a material transparent to X-irradiation such as an acrylic plastic. The splint also includes sections of... | 04/26/1977 |
| 4010745 | Flexible splint The splint has two modes of adjustment, flexible and rigid. It consists of a plurality of similar pads strung on a flexible wire. Friction elements are provided between pads. A take-up screw is provided at one end of the wire and a take-up eccentric at th... | 03/08/1977 |
| 3958569 | Knee protector and brace A device to be worn by a person such as an athlete to protect the knee from external objects and to afford strength for the knee joint. It comprises a thigh member and a calf member as well as a pair of arms extending from each of such members toward the knee ... | 05/25/1976 |
