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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2010
Richard Bachmann, Cleveland, OH (US);
Ronald Triolo, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Arkady Polinkovsky, Cleveland, OH (US);
Nicole Kern, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Roger D. Quinn, Akron, OH (US);
Rudolf Kobetic, Rocky River, OH (US);
Richard Bachmann, Cleveland, OH (US);
Ronald Triolo, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Arkady Polinkovsky, Cleveland, OH (US);
Nicole Kern, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Roger D. Quinn, Akron, OH (US);
Rudolf Kobetic, Rocky River, OH (US);
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
An orthotic brace () for a joint includes a bracing device () having first and second portions () movable relative to one another and a mechanism () for placing the bracing device () in a first condition in which the first portion () has a first resistance to movement relative to the second portion () and a second condition in which the first portion () has a second, different resistance to movement relative to the second portion (). The mechanism () is capable of placing the bracing device () in a third condition in which the first portion () has a third resistance to movement relative to the second portion () that is between the first and second resistance.