Patella cup
AssigneeOssur Iceland Ehf
InventorZachariah J. KLUTTS
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Abstract
A patella cup for use with a knee brace includes a main shell secured to a padded liner, and an upper shell disposed above the main shell, and secured at one end to the padded liner. The upper shell may include an extension passing under an upper end of the main shell, so that the upper shell is bendable rearwardly relative to the main shell. A lower strap and at least one upper strap are secured to the padded liner, such that each strap includes an elastic portion to allow each strap to stretch in length when pulled. Loops are secured to the padded liner, on lateral and medial sides of the main shell, with the loops configured to be secured to lateral and medial hinges on either side of a knee brace used with the patella cup.
Claims20
A patella cup, comprising:
- a padded liner;
- a main shell disposed against a front surface of the padded liner, the main shell being secured to the padded liner;
- an upper shell disposed along an upper end of the main shell, the upper shell being secured to the padded liner, the upper shell having an extension slidably extending underneath the upper end of the main shell and bendable relative to the main shell such that the main shell and the upper shell maintain a continuous covering over the padded liner;
- a strap system including a plurality of straps extending from underneath the main and upper shells.
A patella cup comprising:
- a padded liner;
- a main shell disposed against a front surface of the padded liner, the main shell being secured to the padded liner;
- an upper shell disposed along an upper end of the main shell, the upper shell being secured to the padded liner, the upper shell having an extension slidably extending underneath the upper end of the main shell and bendable relative to the main shell such that the main shell and the upper shell maintain a continuous covering over the padded liner;
- a pair of loops secured to the padded liner, with a first loop disposed on a lateral side of the main shell and a second loop disposed on a medial side of the main shell, the first and second loops are inelastic and elastically connected to one another over a predetermined maximum stretched length.
A patella cup comprising:
- a padded liner;
- a main shell disposed against a front surface of the padded liner, the main shell being secured to the padded liner;
- an upper shell disposed along an upper end of the main shell, the upper shell being secured to the padded liner, the upper shell having an extension slidably extending underneath the upper end of the main shell and bendable relative to the main shell such that the main shell and the upper shell maintain a continuous covering over the padded liner;
- a padded insert having an interior surface removably attachable to the padded liner, the padded insert defining a knee receiving recess and a textured surface on an exterior surface thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.