Knee-joint orthesis

US6994682B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• BAUERFEIND AG · DE

Inventors

• Hans B. Bauerfeind · Zeulenroda, DE
• Holger Reinhardt · Kempen, DE
• Rainer Scheuermann · Kiel, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 3, 2002
• Grant date: Feb 7, 2006
• Expiry date: Sep 3, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2005/0174
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a knee brace with straps engageable with the upper and lower leg and disposed above and below the knee, said straps being connected by a hinged rail extending over the knee at the side, said hinged rail comprising a fluid-inflatable padding and a hinged connection in the region of the knee. The padding comprises two optionally inflatable hollow pads connected by a channel, said hollow pads each being so disposed between the knee-distal straps and the hinged connection that, when the hollow pads are inflated, the knee is forced in relation to the straps into a position away from the hinged connection.