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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2011
Applicants:
James Forbes, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Stacy Wyatt, Irvine, CA (US);
Yessenia Lopez, Cypress, CA (US);
Irving HU, San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
James Forbes, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Stacy Wyatt, Irvine, CA (US);
Yessenia Lopez, Cypress, CA (US);
Irving Hu, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/0109 (2013.01);
Abstract
An orthopedic device has an elongate, tubular body defining a patella opening located generally at a center portion of the tubular body. A patella buttress including a buttress pocket is located on the tubular body and about the patella opening. The buttress pocket has various stretchability characteristics relative to the tubular body. A buttress element is associated with the buttress pocket.