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Medial collateral ligament brace

US5562605A · kind A · utility

70Cited by
19References
3Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 10, 1994
Grant dateOct 8, 1996
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Expiry dateAug 10, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F5/0123
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A knee brace having a force strap to extend, when worn by a patient, from a first anchor position on the brace, above the patient's knee, behind the knee to a second anchor position on the brace, below the patient's knee. The brace has a stabilizer for the strap to maintain the force strap in position over the patient's femoral condyle.

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