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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2011
Ronald E. Nelson, Cambridge, MN (US);
Ronald E. Nelson, Cambridge, MN (US);
Mueller Sports Medicine, Inc., Prairie du Sac, WI (US);
Abstract
A knee brace for use by athletes or others requiring protection and support of the knee. The knee brace protects against abnormal motions of the knee, and provides direct and indirect patella stabilization. A base comprised of elastic material is configured to closely fit around portions of the knee and adjacent leg portions. The knee brace includes at least one upright support member attached to a lateral side of the base, where the upright support member is curved with an upper portion bending away from the front central axis of the brace and a lower portion that bends toward the front central axis of the brace.