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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:
Aug. 04, 1992
Filed:
May. 02, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Edward L Castillo, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Innovation Sports, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
602 16 ; 602 23 ; 602 26 ; 602 20 ;
Abstract
A brace for supporting a knee joint is disclosed which is specifically adapted for use in post-surgical applications. The brace is formed by an upper pair of struts and a lower pair of struts which are disposed on opposite sides of the knee joint and which include end portions which are pivotally connected by way of ratio-swing hinge members. A plurality of cuffs are provided which are used to interconnect the struts comprising the upper pair and the lower pair. Means are additionally provided to adjust the position of an upper strut and lower strut relative the cuffs.