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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6027466 | Adjustable orthopedic device joint An orthopedic joint for connection between first and second body parts provides for free movement in a flexion/extension plane between adjustable stops. The joint further provides for continuous adjustment of an abduction angle. The adjustment can be made... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6024713 | Leg support apparatus A leg support apparatus is comprised of a pair of upper frames and a pair of lower frames pivotally connected at respective pivot joints. The upper frames are connected to a circumferentially adjustable cuff, which is adapted to be wrapped around the thig... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6004283 | Hinge with locking means A uniaxial orthopaedic hinge (1000, 2000) has a substantially circular body forming a recessed housing (1022, 2022). A back plate (1006, 2006) has an extension into a stub arm (1004, 2004) for attaching to the arm of an orthosis and is fixed to the recess... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6001075 | Dynamic splint A dynamic splint for a joint of a limb undergoing rehabilitation. The splint having a pair of elements each comprising a first tubular strut, a second lever-like strut and an intermediate gear housing mounted on one end of the first strut. A first toothed... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5997493 | "Hinge with movement limitation" A uniaxial orthopaedic hinge (1000, 2000) has a substantially circular body forming a recessed housing (1022, 2022). The upper surface of the housing (1022, 2022) is furnished with a concentric arcuate circular slot (1038, 2038) disposed inwardly from the... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5961476 | Walk assisting apparatus An object of the present invention is to provide a walk assisting apparatus which enables persons having walking difficulties due to leg paralysis or other conditions to make the alternate walk improved for unassisted walking. The walk assisting apparatus... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5954677 | Device for the reduction of a deficit in extension or bending of a distal member of the body in relation to a proximal member In the case of a device for reducing deficits in extension or bending of a distal body member in relation to an adjacent proximal body member articulating with the distal body member a spring force locking mechanism (28, 29 and 31) is provided, which is a... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5954678 | Orthosis for an anatomical joint The novel elbow/knee orthosis is designed to rigidly hold the joint in any position throughout the entire range of motion of the joint, and is able to apply a force to urge the joint into flexion or extension, all within a single embodiment. The orthosis ... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5951504 | Ankle brace with adjustable heel strap An improved ankle brace that is easily adjustable for improved comfort and use. The ankle brace includes a pair of relatively rigid side supports to fit about a lower leg of a patient, and the lower area of the side supports may be adapted to position an ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5944679 | Adjustable ankle and foot orthosis brace A method of forming an ankle and foot orthosis brace for use in supporting and immobilization of a patient's ankle and foot. The brace is of a multiple part L-shaped configuration with a contoured leg support portion and a foot portion interconnected by a... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5938629 | Adjustable hinge structure A hinge structure has first and second hinge elements having inner and outer ends with the inner ends being pivotally secured together. One of said hinge elements has a series of ratchet teeth associated therewith. The other hinge element has a keeper ele... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5921946 | Joint brace hinges Hinges for orthopedic and rehabilitation braces allow intuitive, convenient and positive control and adjustment of the limits to which the braces may extend or flex. Such hinges also allow convenient locking of such braces. A flexion switch and an extensi... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5908398 | Ajustable ankle and foot orthosis brace An ankle and foot orthosis brace for use in supporting and immobilization of a patient's ankle and foot. The brace is of a multiple part L-shaped configuration with a contoured leg support portion and a foot portion interconnected by an incrementally adju... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5902259 | Therapeutic ankle orthosis A therapeutic ankle orthosis including overlapping medial and foot shells pivotally interconnected to permit pivotal foot movement about the talocrural joint with the overlapping portions of the medial and foot shells secured together to protect against a... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5899869 | Orthopedic appliance with weight activated brake and variable extension assist A weight bearing strut assembly is capable of supporting the human frame in the act of walking and further enables a leg to which it is strapped to bend in a normal manner as the leg is brought forward during each step, and to lock when the leg is straigh... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5897514 | Range of motion limiter An apparatus for quietly limiting motion at a limb joint having pivotally attached members for receiving the limbs of a joint and a dual-adjustable stop mechanism assembly attached to the members for restricting movement at the joint. The dual-adjustable ... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5891061 | Brace for applying a dynamic force to a jointed limb A brace for applying a dynamic force to a jointed limb of a patient is provided. The brace includes a first brace portion adapted for connection to a first portion of a patient's limb on a first side of a joint in the limb, and a second brace portion adap... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5891068 | Orthotic device for treating contractures due to immobility An orthotic device is disclosed which is useful for extending the range of angular movement between adjacent first and second skeletal body parts which are and have been drawn to and involuntarily held in an immobile angular position relative to one anoth... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5885235 | Joint brace and more particularly a knee brace In the case of a joint brace with two splints (1 and 3) connected together in an articulating manner, an abutment (26) is provided on one splint (3), said abutment cooperating with a complementary abutment (25) on the other splint (1) for limiting the piv... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5882323 | Polycentric hinged ulnar deviation hand splint A polycentric hinged ulnar deviation splint for reducing deviation of the fingers in an ulnarward direction and for bringing the fingers into neutral alignment along a mid-longitudinal axis of the hand and forearm which allows free joint motion in all fin... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5873847 | Articulated splints and goniometric hinge for the same An orthopedic splint has two end plates connected to an intermediate hinge which flexes in a plane transverse to the plates and attaches to a limb in a less obtrusive position behind the joint rather than on opposite sides of the joint. The hinge has cont... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5865695 | Training device for basketball players for developing proper shooting technique A training device and method of use thereof to initiate and develop proper shooting technique for basketball players. The device comprises a pair of arm braces that when worn overlay the inside portion of the forearm and upper arm of the shooting arm of t... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5860943 | Abductor hinge for a hip stabilizer and method of adjusting the same The hip abductor hinge for a hip stabilizer includes a top, middle and bottom connector with hubs and circular apertures that engage a locking device. The bottom and middle hubs have splines on the interior portion of the hubs. The locking device has spli... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5857988 | Laterally adjustable knee brace In a cable-based external knee ligament system, tensioned cables are disposed in a zig-zag pattern on each side of the femoral, patellar and tibial areas, and the load on selected ligaments can be varied by laterally moving cable guides above and below th... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5857989 | Dynamic orthopedic knee brace assembly A knee brace assembly for various uses, e.g., restricting anterior tibial movement. The knee brace assembly includes a proximal cuff for engaging the wearer's leg above the knee and a distal cuff for engaging the wearer's leg below the knee. The proximal ... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5848979 | Orthosis An orthosis is operable to vary the extent of supination or pronation of a hand connected with an arm of a patient. The orthosis includes a lower cuff which grips distal end portions of the ulna and radius in a lower portion of the arm of the patient. An ... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5840051 | Flexible back, neck and shoulder brace An orthopedic brace for spinal applications is formed from a plurality of relatively rigid hollowed-out parallelepiped portions adjacent pairs of which are joined along a relatively thin web of flexible material common to the two portions to provide pivot... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5830166 | Orthosis An orthosis for supporting the foot, in particular when the foot is paralysed by lesions of the peroneal muscle or nerve, consists of a calf-supporting rail and of a foot support interconnected at the height of the ankle by a joint whose axis of rotation ... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5827208 | Hinge for an orthopedic brace having a selectively positionable stop to limit rotation A hinge is provided for an orthopedic brace having an adjustable range of rotation. The hinge includes an outer member and an inner member that are rotatably connected in parallel alignment to one another. The peripheral edge of the outer member has a plu... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5823931 | Knee brace 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 constrain... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5823979 | Device for stabilizing joints of the limbs The device according to the invention comprises a hinge for the joint of a limb including two rods being connected by a hinge having two elements arranged on a common shaft and a locking element. The mating faces of the hinge elements are provided with pe... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5817040 | Knee and elbow orthosis A knee and elbow orthosis has a frame comprised of an upper pair of arms and a lower pair of arms with a pivotal connection therebetween. U-shaped brackets are attached to the outer ends of the upper pair of arms and the lower pair of arms to provide for ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5814000 | Adjustable joint brace A pivotable brace for adjustably supporting a user's joint, such as a knee joint, at a variety of different angles as desired. The restraint imposed by this brace upon the joint can also be released thereby permitting the joint to further bend or flex as ... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5810752 | Knee joint orthosis A knee joint orthosis having a thigh part, which is to be attached to the igh by harnesses or the like, a lower leg part, which is likewise to be attached to the lower leg by harnesses or the like, and two joint splints which are located laterally opposit... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5807294 | Adjustable hinge assembly for an osteoarthritic knee brace A hinge assembly is provided for an orthopedic knee brace that pivotally couples a first rotation member and a second rotation member. The hinge assembly includes a pad assembly, a hinge, and first and second adjustment members enabling adjustment of the ... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5800370 | Exoprosthesis for the human knee joint The present invention relates to an exoprosthesis for the human knee joint consisting of a thigh part (1) which can be connected to the human thigh as well as a lower leg part (6) which can be connected to the human lower leg or which can replace it. The ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5797865 | Lightweight ankle restraint An ankle restraint is made of plastic material and includes a pair of splint plates pivotally joined to struts of a stirrup member. Stops carried on the splint plates interfere with the range of motion of the struts, thereby limiting movement of the weare... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5792086 | Neurophysiologically designed knee orthosis with three dimensional joint A knee orthosis in which the lateral and medial hinges are articulated asymmetrically. The medial hinge, having a first variable axis of rotation, has a first pair of parallel concentric shells in the shape of the segment of a sphere defining a first open... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5782785 | Knee brace The knee brace (100) with a casing to be applied to the leg and held together on the front side of the leg with the aid of fastening straps of a padded frame is comprised of a frame (10), of a half shell-shaped frame portion (11) which can be applied dors... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5776086 | Hinge system for an orthopedic brace A hinge system for an orthopedic brace includes a distal section including a substantially circular pivot area including a ratchet having several angular saw-tooth teeth, each defined by alternating major and minor arms, intersections of the arms defining... | 07/07/1998 |
