Knee Distractor Apparatus and Method

A system for the distraction of human knee joints for stretching and straightening comprising;

• two each disposed inside a single hollow tube and one of the two pneumatic or hydraulic cylinders disposed on each side of a human leg wherein each single hollow tube at the proximal end is attached to a knee brace or other leg holding device and at the distal end is attached to an ankle brace or cuff, wherein the knee brace or other leg holding device and ankle brace or cuff are not connected together and wherein there is a pneumatic system adapted to activate the cylinders to move inside the single hollow tube and wherein the single hollow tube and the pneumatic or hydraulic cylinders are not jointed or hinged and extend from the knee brace to the ankle brace as a unitary structure also comprising four pneumatic or hydraulic cylinders, two pneumatic or hydraulic cylinders each designed and configured to be placed on each side of each leg of a human patient.

A method of distraction of knee joints comprising fitting a leg with a knee joint with an apparatus comprising two pneumatic or hydraulic cylinders each disposed inside a single hollow tube and one of the two pneumatic or hydraulic cylinders designed to be disposed on each side of a human leg, wherein each single hollow tube at the proximal end is attached to a knee brace or other leg holding device and at the distal end is attached to an ankle brace or cuff and wherein there is a pneumatic system adapted to activate the cylinders to move inside the single hollow tube and wherein the single hollow tube and the pneumatic or hydraulic cylinders are not jointed or hinged and extend from the knee brace or other holding device to the ankle brace as a unitary structure.