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Articulating knee stabilizer

  • US 4,493,316 A
  • Filed: 03/10/1983
  • Issued: 01/15/1985
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/10/1983
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A human knee stabilizer comprising:

  • a first shell means attachable to the thigh of the wearer with a lower portion thereof disposed adjacent to at least one side of the knee joint;

    a second shell means attachable to the calf of the wearer with an upper end portion thereof disposed adjacent to at least said one side of the knee joint;

    and at least one hinge means operatively connecting said end portions of said first and second shell means on at least said one side of the knee for relative pivotal movement between said first and second shell means, said hinge means comprising;

    link means pivotally connected to said first shell means at a first pivotal connection and to said second shell means at a second pivotal connection that is spaced from said first pivotal connection,first and second gear means attached respectively to said first and second shell means and having meshing teeth that are actuate about the respective axes of said first and second pivotal connections, said gear means pivoting with their respective shell means, anda pinion stop gear adjustably positionable about the arcuate periphery of at least one of said hinge gears with the teeth of said stop gear meshed with the teeth of the hinge gear, said pinion stop gear being engageable with the teeth of the other said hinge gear to stop pivotal movement between said shells at a selected relative pivotal position of said shells.

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