Self-aligning adjustable orthopedic joint brace
OwnerJoseph Whitesideinventor
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Abstract
An orthopedic brace having a pair of arm assemblies secured to a human body. A self-aligning polycentric joint interconnecting the arms allow for bending of the knee joint while selectively imparting stress to the joint or angular inclination in a linear fashion. The use of spherical bearings at the joint access combined with selective linear adjustment to the arm assemblies imparts varus/valgus range of angular inclination while allowing the normal extension and flexation of the anatomical joint.
Claims14
An orthopedic brace comprising a pair of bi-lateral support arm pairs secured to a wearers body, a compound pivot joint interconnecting the arm pairs to allow bending of an anatomical joint, means for imparting selective angular inclination to said support arms at their point of mutual engagement, said pivot joint comprises a first polycentric joint insert in one of said arms of said arm pairs, a second polycentric joint insert in said remaining arm of said arm pairs, apertured joint support plates extending between said first and second polycentric joint inserts, fastening means interconnecting said support plates through said respective polycentric joint inserts, means for limiting said bending of said anatomical joint at said arm's point of mutual engagement, means for securing said arm pairs to said wearers body.
An orthopedic brace comprising, a pair of bi-lateral support arm pairs secured to a wearers body, each of said arm pairs having an upper arm and a lower arm, a compound pivot joint interconnecting said upper and lower arms, a geared head portion on each of said arms within said compound joint for meshed engagement with one another, a bore extending longitudinally inwardly from said arm's distal ends, a linear adjustment fitting threadably connected to one of said arms and means for securing said arm pairs to said wearers body.
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