Post-surgical knee brace with incremental adjustment
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1. A post-surgical knee brace comprising:
- an upper pair of struts and a lower pair of struts, said upper pair and said lower pair being positionable in an inverted, relative orientation above and below the knee joint of a user with the end portions of said upper pair and said lower pair being disposed laterally on opposite sides of the knee joint;
a pair of hinge members disposed substantially adjacent the knee joint and connected to the end portions of the upper pair and lower pair to pivot the upper pair and lower pair about the knee joint;
at least one upper cuff interconnecting said upper pair of struts and disposed adjacent the rear of the user'"'"'s leg;
at least one lower cuff interconnecting said lower pair of struts and disposed adjacent the rear of the user'"'"'s leg;
a first slot disposed in said upper cuff for allowing a first lateral strut of said upper pair to be slidably positionable relative said upper cuff; and
a second slot disposed in said lower cuff for allowing a second lateral strut of said lower pair to be slidably positionable relative said lower cuff;
said first lateral strut and said second lateral strut being interconnected by one of said hinge members and being selectively positionable relative the knee joint via said first and second slots.
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Abstract
A brace for supporting a knee joint is disclosed which is specifically adapted for use in post-surgical applications. The brace is formed by an upper pair of struts and a lower pair of struts which are disposed on opposite sides of the knee joint and which include end portions which are pivotally connected by way of ratio-swing hinge members. A plurality of cuffs are provided which are used to interconnect the struts comprising the upper pair and the lower pair. Means are additionally provided to adjust the position of an upper strut and lower strut relative the cuffs.
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1. A post-surgical knee brace comprising:
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an upper pair of struts and a lower pair of struts, said upper pair and said lower pair being positionable in an inverted, relative orientation above and below the knee joint of a user with the end portions of said upper pair and said lower pair being disposed laterally on opposite sides of the knee joint; a pair of hinge members disposed substantially adjacent the knee joint and connected to the end portions of the upper pair and lower pair to pivot the upper pair and lower pair about the knee joint; at least one upper cuff interconnecting said upper pair of struts and disposed adjacent the rear of the user'"'"'s leg; at least one lower cuff interconnecting said lower pair of struts and disposed adjacent the rear of the user'"'"'s leg; a first slot disposed in said upper cuff for allowing a first lateral strut of said upper pair to be slidably positionable relative said upper cuff; and a second slot disposed in said lower cuff for allowing a second lateral strut of said lower pair to be slidably positionable relative said lower cuff; said first lateral strut and said second lateral strut being interconnected by one of said hinge members and being selectively positionable relative the knee joint via said first and second slots. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A post-surgical brace comprising:
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an upper pair of struts and a lower pair of struts, said upper pair and said lower pair being positionable in an inverted, relative orientation above and below the knee joint of a user with the end portions of said upper pair and said lower pair being disposed laterally on opposite sides of the knee joint; a pair of hinge members disposed substantially adjacent the knee joint and connected to the end portions of the upper pair and lower pair to pivot the upper pair and lower pair about the knee joint; a first cuff and a second cuff interconnecting said upper pair of struts and disposed adjacent the rear of the user'"'"'s thigh; a third cuff and fourth cuff interconnected said lower pair of struts and disposed adjacent the rear of the user'"'"'s calf; a first slot disposed in said first cuff and a second cuff disposed in said second cuff, said first and second slots being adapted to allow a first lateral strut of said upper pair to be slidably positionable relative said first and second cuffs; and a third slot disposed in said third cuffs and a fourth slot disposed in said fourth cuff, said third and fourth slots being adapted to allow a second lateral strut comprising said lower pair to be slidably positionable relative said third and fourth cuffs; said first lateral strut and said second lateral strut being interconnected by one of said hinge members and being slidably positionable relative said first, second, third, and fourth cuffs via said first, second, third, and fourth slots. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A post-surgical knee brace comprising:
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an upper pair of struts and a lower pair of struts, said upper pair and said lower pair being positionable in an inverted, relative orientation above and below the knee joint of a user with the end portions of said upper pair and said lower pair being disposed laterally on opposite sides of the knee joint; a pair of hinge members disposed substantially adjacent the knee joint and connected to the end portions of the upper pair and lower pair to pivot the upper pair and lower pair about the knee joint; at least one upper cuff interconnecting said upper pair of struts and disposed adjacent the rear of the user'"'"'s leg; and at least one lower cuff interconnecting said lower pair of struts and disposed adjacent the rear of the user'"'"'s leg; said upper and lower cuffs being slidably connected to said upper and lower pairs of struts and including indicia associated therewith so as to allow said upper pair and said lower pair to be selectively positionable laterally relative the knee joint. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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