Articulating joint for an orthopedic brace
AssigneeHipbolt I.P., Inc.
InventorJoseph Coligado
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Abstract
An articulating joint for an orthopedic brace wherein a moveable plate is rotatably connected with respect to a fixed plate. The moveable plate includes a plurality of adjustment apertures positioned around a first axis of rotation wherein one or more coarse limit screws are positioned within the adjustment apertures to limit the range of motion between the moveable plate and the fixed plate within a predetermined arc of rotation. Fine adjustment means are preferably positioned with respect to the fixed plate and obstruct a range of motion of the coarse limit screws. In addition, a brake is positioned to fix motion of moveable plate relative to fixed plate.
Claims18
An articulating joint for an orthopedic brace comprising:
- a bottom plate;
- a moveable plate rotatably connected with respect to the bottom plate, the moveable plate having a plurality of adjustment apertures positioned around an axis of rotation;
- a top plate positioned over the moveable plate and fixed with respect to the bottom plate;
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- a brake moveably positioned with respect to the top plate to engageably fix the position of the top plate relative to the moveable plate.
An articulating joint for an orthopedic brace comprising:
- a fixed plate;
- a moveable plate rotatably connected with respect to the fixed plate, the moveable plate having a plurality of adjustment apertures positioned around a first axis of rotation;
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- a brake positioned with respect to the fixed plate, the brake biased into a locked position upon release.
An articulating joint for an orthopedic brace comprising:
- a fixed plate;
- a moveable plate rotatably connected with respect to the fixed plate;
- a coarse limit screw positioned within the moveable plate;
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- a fine limit screw positioned within the fixed plate, the fine limit screw obstructing a range of motion of the coarse limit screw and having a longitudinal axis skewed relative to a longitudinal axis of the coarse limit screw.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.