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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:
Apr. 12, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2003
Applicants:
Kim Alex Nelson, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Lonnie E. Paulos, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Inventors:
Kim Alex Nelson, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Lonnie E. Paulos, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Assignee:
dj Orthopedics, LLC, Vista, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F005/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides an improved knee brace that is configured to improve comfort to the user and reduce interference with the natural motion of the user's leg. The knee brace has rigid upper and lower frames that are connected together by polycentric hinges. The rigid upper frame is contoured such that no rigid structure is located along the medial superior region of the thigh. The rigid upper and lower frames are secured to the leg using a plurality of straps.