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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 1990
Filed:
Sep. 08, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
James H Kausek, Swampscott, MA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128 / ; 128165 ;
Abstract
A knee brace for control of ligament instability in all planes having upper and lower cuffs above and below the knee, a polycentric hinge on the lateral side of the knee, and a medial articulation plate on the medial side of the knee. The cuffs are attached to the leg with non-stretchable straps and provide anterior-posterior stability. The medial pivot plate is designed to stabilize the brace on the medial side of the knee and in conjunction with the lateral hinge and a lateral plate provides medial-lateral stability.