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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 4252112 | Strap device for assisting in hip, knee and foot movement A strap device worn on a fully or partially paralyzed leg assists the wearer in hiking the hip up, keeping the leg straight and holding the front of the foot up while moving the leg forward from the rearmost position of the ambulatory cycle. The strap dev... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4250578 | Protective knee support A support for encircling the knee to give support and protection to both the skeletal and muscular structure of the joint. The support includes a tubular device having several separate resilient protective pads attached thereto. A patella cover pad member... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4249524 | Knee stabilizer A knee stabilizer that allows complete freedom of movement of the leg and knee for support and protection of a knee joint, primarily to the medial collateral ligament or lateral collateral ligament of the knee comprising a double hinged single side brace ... | 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 |
| 4241730 | Knee support A knee support is provided for opposing excessive or abnormal strain or torque on the joint. The support has a pair of pivotally interconnected rigid braces one of which snugly embraces the front of the thigh just above the patella and the other of which ... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4240414 | Knee brace A knee brace designed to help stabilize the knee ligaments and provide support for the knee joint, comprises a tubular elastic sheath placed over the knee, a strap attached midway between its ends to the sheath which wraps around the sheath and crosses be... | 12/23/1980 |
| 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 |
| 4219892 | Knee brace for preventing injury from lateral impact A pair of cuffs are positioned on the thigh and calf respectively adjacent the knee joint. Each of these cuffs encloses and is backed by a fluid-filled chamber made of a flexible resilient material. The inner surface of this chamber is bonded to an elasti... | 09/02/1980 |
| 4201203 | Knee brace A knee brace is disclosed including an elastic sleeve configured to snugly embrace the user's knee region. The sleeve is provided with an opening in the front for the patella. A drawstring slidable in a two-way stretch elastic casing stitched to the margi... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4198708 | Elbow/knee guard The article is a combination of a protective pad, a cover element and two elastic strips. The protective pad is somewhat wider than it is long. The top and bottom edges of the pad are substantially straight, while the central portion of each side edge is ... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4183099 | Athletic knee protection device A knee protection device for use by athletes, particularly football players, consisting of a jointed rigid reinforcing bar adapted to be worn at the inside of the knee, with its pivot coaxial to the transverse axis of the knee joint, and extending above a... | 01/15/1980 |
| 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 |
| 4144592 | Knee guard A pair of elongated upstanding inner and outer stiff, but slightly flexible, members are provided for disposition along the thigh of the user with the inner member extending along and opposing the thigh and the outer member remote from the thigh. The memb... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 4116236 | Knee brace with kneecap-encircling flexible resilient pad A knee brace including an elastic sleeve stretchable only in a circumferential direction having an opening in the front thereof for accommodating the kneecap of a wearer when in knee-encircling relation thereto. A resilient flexible circumferentially rela... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4111194 | Posterior knee immobilizing brace A temporary knee immobilizing brace or splint comprising a preformed plastic shell covering the posterior portion of the leg and knee joint with circumferential straps formed as part of the shell. Strap sections are padded internally of the shell to form ... | 09/05/1978 |
| 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 |
| 4090508 | Orthopedic knee brace An orthopedic knee brace which is able to be adjustably sized in both length and circumference. The brace comprises a sheet of flexible material which is adapted to encircle the knee and adjacent leg portions of the wearer, and three rigidifying members a... | 05/23/1978 |
| 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 |
| 4084584 | Knee sleeve A sleeve adapted to be placed over the knee, said sleeve being configured to anatomically conform to the thigh, knee and upper calf, said sleeve comprising a resilient elastomeric foam sheath having a fabric covering, said elastomeric foam being adapted t... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4064874 | Protective orthopedic device An elastic orthopedic device for protecting, for example, the knee joint, has metallic inserts which are articulated for full forward and rearward motion yet which resist lateral forces applied to the joint and tendencies of the joint to dislocate in a la... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4041940 | Contoured knee immobilizer A knee immobilizer having a rigid U-shaped shell to fit around the back of the leg extending from well above to well below the knee, the axes of the upper and lower portions being at an angle of 170°. A soft cushion larger and much thicker than the shell... | 08/16/1977 |
| 4013070 | Body part immobilizer A wraparound immobilizer for a body part of a patient, such as the knee, ankle or wrist, in which the inside and outside stays which assist in immobilizing the body part are adjustable to accommodate the size of the patient. Additionally, the stays may ca... | 03/22/1977 |
| 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 |
| 3935858 | Knee immobilizer A wraparound immobilizer for the knee in which the inside and outside stays which assist in immobilizing the knee are adjustable to accommodate the size of the patient. Additionally, the stays may carry the attachment straps by which the immobilizer is se... | 02/03/1976 |
