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US 12,678,317 B2Granted
Impact guard for knee brace
AssigneeOssur Iceland Ehf
InventorsHenry Hsu, Tim Mcmorrow
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Abstract
An impact guard for use with a knee brace includes a second shell secured to a padded liner, and a first shell disposed of over at least a portion of the second shell. The second shell is tethered to the first shell by an elastic cord, such that a second portion of the first shell slides over the first shell.
Claims14
An impact guard for mounting to a knee brace, the impact guard comprising:
- a first shell having first and second ends;
- a second shell having first and second ends;
- at least one elastic cord connecting the first shell to the second shell;
- wherein the first and second shells are configured to cover at least a portion of a user's knee, the second shell being maintained stationary relative to a hinge of the knee brace as the first shell is configured to articulate relative to the second shell,
- wherein the at least one elastic cord extends along a front surface of the second shell and a rear surface of the first shell, such that the at least one elastic cord is attached to the first shell from the rear surface of the first shell.
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