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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 1992
Filed:
Oct. 26, 1990
Jeffrey T Mason, Escondido, CA (US);
Charles A Bastyr, San Diego, CA (US);
Bradley R Mason, Olivenhain, CA (US);
Don Joy, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for measuring a leg about the knee for the fitting of a knee brace comprising measuring the half width of the knee about a lateral axis extending laterally across the knee about the knee's condyles, and the offset of the leg which is a measure of the offset of the knee with respect to the lateral side of the leg. In a second embodiment, the width of the knee along the lateral axis and the angle between such lateral axis and a reference line drawn between a point on the lateral side of the upper leg and a point on the lateral side of the lower leg can be measured. Optionally, the contour of the front portion of the upper leg and rear portion of the lower leg at the points on the upper and lower leg can be measured.