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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:
Mar. 08, 1994
Filed:
Jul. 01, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles A Bastyr, San Diego, CA (US);
David B Winer, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew Donjoy, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
602 16 ; 602 26 ;
Abstract
An orthopedic brace is provided which includes a pair of arms joined by a hinge about which the arms pivot relative to each other. The brace also includes pins for adjustably limiting the pivot range of the arms, members for retaining the pins in operable position during use of the brace and for retaining the pins in pivotal connection with the brace during repositioning of the pins, and a cover with a lid thereon for selectively accessing the pins and enabling repositioning of them as desired.