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6045520 Articulated splint  
A splint to splint injured parts of a body. The splint includes three rigid members one pair of which are joined together by a hinged joint and a second pair of which are joined by a pivot joint....
6039709 Orthopedic hinge assembly  
The assembly has a pair of opposed exterior plates containing slots for receiving an adjustment wheel threaded to a screw positioned in close association with gear teeth juxtaposed to the second...
6036665 Orthopedic foot, ankle and lower leg brace  
Apparatus and techniques for arresting or correcting lower leg, ankle and foot deformities which readily adapt themselves to progressive application of corrective forces to the deformed body...
6033373 Orthopaedic knee brace  
The present invention provides a hinge for an orthopaedic knee brace comprising first and second hinge members rotatably connected together. The first hinge part is provided with an annular slot...
6027466 Adjustable orthopedic device joint  
An orthopedic joint for connection between first and second body parts provides for free movement in a flexion/extension plane between adjustable stops. The joint further provides for continuous...
6024713 Leg support apparatus  
A leg support apparatus is comprised of a pair of upper frames and a pair of lower frames pivotally connected at respective pivot joints. The upper frames are connected to a circumferentially...
6004283 Hinge with locking means  
A uniaxial orthopaedic hinge (1000, 2000) has a substantially circular body forming a recessed housing (1022, 2022). A back plate (1006, 2006) has an extension into a stub arm (1004, 2004) for...
6001075 Dynamic splint  
A dynamic splint for a joint of a limb undergoing rehabilitation. The splint having a pair of elements each comprising a first tubular strut, a second lever-like strut and an intermediate gear...
5997493 "Hinge with movement limitation"  
A uniaxial orthopaedic hinge (1000, 2000) has a substantially circular body forming a recessed housing (1022, 2022). The upper surface of the housing (1022, 2022) is furnished with a concentric...
5961476 Walk assisting apparatus  
An object of the present invention is to provide a walk assisting apparatus which enables persons having walking difficulties due to leg paralysis or other conditions to make the alternate walk...
5954677 Device for the reduction of a deficit in extension or bending of a distal member of the body in relation to a proximal member  
In the case of a device for reducing deficits in extension or bending of a distal body member in relation to an adjacent proximal body member articulating with the distal body member a spring force...
5951504 Ankle brace with adjustable heel strap  
An improved ankle brace that is easily adjustable for improved comfort and use. The ankle brace includes a pair of relatively rigid side supports to fit about a lower leg of a patient, and the...
5944679 Adjustable ankle and foot orthosis brace  
A method of forming an ankle and foot orthosis brace for use in supporting and immobilization of a patient's ankle and foot. The brace is of a multiple part L-shaped configuration with a contoured...
5938629 Adjustable hinge structure  
A hinge structure has first and second hinge elements having inner and outer ends with the inner ends being pivotally secured together. One of said hinge elements has a series of ratchet teeth...
5921946 Joint brace hinges  
Hinges for orthopedic and rehabilitation braces allow intuitive, convenient and positive control and adjustment of the limits to which the braces may extend or flex. Such hinges also allow...
5908398 Ajustable ankle and foot orthosis brace  
An ankle and foot orthosis brace for use in supporting and immobilization of a patient's ankle and foot. The brace is of a multiple part L-shaped configuration with a contoured leg support portion...
5902259 Therapeutic ankle orthosis  
A therapeutic ankle orthosis including overlapping medial and foot shells pivotally interconnected to permit pivotal foot movement about the talocrural joint with the overlapping portions of the...
5899869 Orthopedic appliance with weight activated brake and variable extension assist  
A weight bearing strut assembly is capable of supporting the human frame in the act of walking and further enables a leg to which it is strapped to bend in a normal manner as the leg is brought...
5897514 Range of motion limiter  
An apparatus for quietly limiting motion at a limb joint having pivotally attached members for receiving the limbs of a joint and a dual-adjustable stop mechanism assembly attached to the members...
5891061 Brace for applying a dynamic force to a jointed limb  
A brace for applying a dynamic force to a jointed limb of a patient is provided. The brace includes a first brace portion adapted for connection to a first portion of a patient's limb on a first...
5885235 Joint brace and more particularly a knee brace  
In the case of a joint brace with two splints (1 and 3) connected together in an articulating manner, an abutment (26) is provided on one splint (3), said abutment cooperating with a complementary...
5882323 Polycentric hinged ulnar deviation hand splint  
A polycentric hinged ulnar deviation splint for reducing deviation of the fingers in an ulnarward direction and for bringing the fingers into neutral alignment along a mid-longitudinal axis of the...
5873847 Articulated splints and goniometric hinge for the same  
An orthopedic splint has two end plates connected to an intermediate hinge which flexes in a plane transverse to the plates and attaches to a limb in a less obtrusive position behind the joint...
5865695 Training device for basketball players for developing proper shooting technique  
A training device and method of use thereof to initiate and develop proper shooting technique for basketball players. The device comprises a pair of arm braces that when worn overlay the inside...
5860943 Abductor hinge for a hip stabilizer and method of adjusting the same  
The hip abductor hinge for a hip stabilizer includes a top, middle and bottom connector with hubs and circular apertures that engage a locking device. The bottom and middle hubs have splines on the...
5857988 Laterally adjustable knee brace  
In a cable-based external knee ligament system, tensioned cables are disposed in a zig-zag pattern on each side of the femoral, patellar and tibial areas, and the load on selected ligaments can be...
5848979 Orthosis  
An orthosis is operable to vary the extent of supination or pronation of a hand connected with an arm of a patient. The orthosis includes a lower cuff which grips distal end portions of the ulna...
5840051 Flexible back, neck and shoulder brace  
An orthopedic brace for spinal applications is formed from a plurality of relatively rigid hollowed-out parallelepiped portions adjacent pairs of which are joined along a relatively thin web of...
5830166 Orthosis  
An orthosis for supporting the foot, in particular when the foot is paralysed by lesions of the peroneal muscle or nerve, consists of a calf-supporting rail and of a foot support interconnected at...
5827208 Hinge for an orthopedic brace having a selectively positionable stop to limit rotation  
A hinge is provided for an orthopedic brace having an adjustable range of rotation. The hinge includes an outer member and an inner member that are rotatably connected in parallel alignment to one...
5823979 Device for stabilizing joints of the limbs  
The device according to the invention comprises a hinge for the joint of a limb including two rods being connected by a hinge having two elements arranged on a common shaft and a locking element....
5823931 Knee brace  
The invention provides a knee brace including stiff upper and lower arms shaped and dimensioned to fit against the medial aspects of a patient's leg above and below the knee respectively. A hinge...
5817040 Knee and elbow orthosis  
A knee and elbow orthosis has a frame comprised of an upper pair of arms and a lower pair of arms with a pivotal connection therebetween. U-shaped brackets are attached to the outer ends of the...
5814000 Adjustable joint brace  
A pivotable brace for adjustably supporting a user's joint, such as a knee joint, at a variety of different angles as desired. The restraint imposed by this brace upon the joint can also be...
5810752 Knee joint orthosis  
A knee joint orthosis having a thigh part, which is to be attached to the igh by harnesses or the like, a lower leg part, which is likewise to be attached to the lower leg by harnesses or the like,...
5807294 Adjustable hinge assembly for an osteoarthritic knee brace  
A hinge assembly is provided for an orthopedic knee brace that pivotally couples a first rotation member and a second rotation member. The hinge assembly includes a pad assembly, a hinge, and first...
5797865 Lightweight ankle restraint  
An ankle restraint is made of plastic material and includes a pair of splint plates pivotally joined to struts of a stirrup member. Stops carried on the splint plates interfere with the range of...
5792086 Neurophysiologically designed knee orthosis with three dimensional joint  
A knee orthosis in which the lateral and medial hinges are articulated asymmetrically. The medial hinge, having a first variable axis of rotation, has a first pair of parallel concentric shells in...
5782785 Knee brace  
The knee brace (100) with a casing to be applied to the leg and held together on the front side of the leg with the aid of fastening straps of a padded frame is comprised of a frame (10), of a half...
5776086 Hinge system for an orthopedic brace  
A hinge system for an orthopedic brace includes a distal section including a substantially circular pivot area including a ratchet having several angular saw-tooth teeth, each defined by...
5772619 Pivotal brace for prosthesis  
A rotatable brace for a prothesis includes a pair of straps, each one connected to one of two wrapping supports secured on opposite sides of an ankle or wrist joint, a pivot joint including a pivot...
5772618 Hinge for an orthopedic brace  
A hinge is provided for an orthopedic brace that pivotally couples the ends of upper and lower arms of the brace. The hinge includes a pair of hinge plates, each having a rigid support member...
5769743 Basketball practice aid  
A brace for training basketball players has a base for fitting over an arm of a user. Either the upperarm or forearm of one arm of a user is referred to the "base member," the remaining member...
5766140 Angular compensation device for a joint brace  
An angular compensation hinge for a human joint brace, as well as the brace into which the hinge is incorporated, are described. The hinge's hinge pin and leaves cooperate with an arch bar through...
5759165 Forearm supination range-of-motion orthosis  
A range-of-motion orthosis for applying torque across a forearm of a patient is disclosed. The orthosis includes a support hook for supporting a hand of the patient. First pivot means pivotally...
5743865 Knee brace for applying corrective load  
A knee brace is provided which includes a load application device for effectively applying a three point corrective load to the wearer's leg. The load application device includes a load arm...
5741221 Knee-joint orthesis having different medical and lateral hinge mechanisms  
In order to allow a knee-joint orthesis which is equipped with mounting structure for both the thigh and lower leg to take over the physiological movement of the knee-joint as precisely as...
5730710 Joint orthosis having stiffenable pocket  
A knee orthosis for conservative treatment of ligament injuries and post-rative support of the joint function, in particular for joint ligament-conserving damping of movement in the region of...
5728164 Hip joint for orthopedic orthesis  
A hip joint for orthopedic orthesis comprising a pelvic attachment to which the tops of two arms are articulated, and in which the arms are adapted to be rigidly coupled to the top of respective...
5725489 Splint structure  
A crocodile-type splint, including a first Jaw having a substantially trough-like structure at least approximately conforming to sections of the palmar side of a limb, a second jaw having a...