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Formed resilient orthopaedic support

  • US 5,334,135 A
  • Filed: 02/16/1993
  • Issued: 08/02/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/16/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An orthopaedic knee brace comprising:

  • foam rubber sheet material for extending around the knee area;

    means for orienting the knee brace with a front side accommodating the patella and a rear popliteal side;

    said popliteal side being provided with a plurality of compression molded, substantially transverse, linearly extending grooves of reduced thickness, constituting means for reducing bunching of the knee brace when the leg is bent at the knee; and

    said foam rubber sheet material having a surface and a predetermined thickness in major areas of said brace away from the ribbed area on the rear of the knee brace opposite the patella, said grooves extending inward from said surface, and the thickness of said brace at the bottom of said grooves being substantially less than said predetermined thickness.

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