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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2006
Chad M. Sindel, Pleasant Hill, CA (US);
Craig J. Koloske, Tracy, CA (US);
John M. Petlansky, Tracy, CA (US);
Chad M. Sindel, Pleasant Hill, CA (US);
Craig J. Koloske, Tracy, CA (US);
John M. Petlansky, Tracy, CA (US);
Top Shelf Manufacturing, Inc., Tracy, CA (US);
Abstract
An orthopedic knee orthosis having a closure unit with a pull system that provides a mechanical advantage for applying user-desired forces to the knee joint structures and yet permits the knee joint to move within a range of motion during activity by the user. A method of using the orthopedic knee orthosis by placing the orthosis over a user's knee, wrapping the orthosis around the user's knee, and tightening the orthosis to apply user-defined forces to the knee joint structures.