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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2019
Weber Orthopedic, L.p., Santa Paula, CA (US);
Dan Pahls, Honesdale, PA (US);
Martha Ortega, Oxnard, CA (US);
John Hely, Roanoke, TX (US);
David Cormier, Oxnard, CA (US);
Kelly Nolan, DFW Airport, TX (US);
Jim Buckhout, DFW Airport, TX (US);
Jeremy Schillig, DFW Airport, TX (US);
Weber Orthopedic, L.P., Santa Paula, CA (US);
Abstract
A global osteoarthritis knee brace or orthopedic support includes a flexible, elastic sleeve having a tubular shape with a patella opening at an anterior surface with slits on either side of the opening. The brace includes a first pair of rigid longitudinal stiffeners pivoted therebetween at a hinge that is disposed at the lateral or medial side of the sleeve. The brace further includes an adjustable patella support having elongated strips at the ends thereof, wherein the patella support is positioned in the interior of the sleeve proximate with the patella opening, where the elongated strips pass from the interior of the sleeve through the slits to the exterior of the sleeve, and extend upward to be anchored to the sleeve. The wearer pulling on the elongated strips adjusts the patella support to lift the patella.