Patent · US Expired

Knee brace

US6540711B2 · kind B2 · utility

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2Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 20, 2000
Grant dateApr 1, 2003
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 30, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2013/00446
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A brace for the knee area of the user, which includes a front component and a back component further including one or more protrusions, which may be hemispherical in shape, that protrude from the inner surface of the back component such that the one or more protrusions acts upon the back of the leg when the back component is releasably attached to and firmly on the leg and a fastener for connecting the front component and the back component.

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