Patent · US Expired

Multi-functional joint brace

US7156818B2 · kind B2 · utility

18Cited by

16References

30Claims

0Family size

Assignee

DJO, LLC · US

Inventors

Scott Salmon · Hoboken, US
Dan Ueda · Cliffside Park, US
Robert Joachim · Edgewater, US
Mario Turchi · Tenafly, US
David C. Hargrave · Chatham, US
Bernard Morrey · Rochester, US
Shawn O'Driscoll · Rochester, US
Robert Adams · Los Angeles, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 4, 2003
Grant date	Jan 2, 2007
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 4, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2005/0179
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A multi-functional brace for a joint includes a releasable locking mechanism that allows the brace to be set for static stretch of the joint in either flexion or extension, and a range of motion assembly that allows for free movement of the joint through its natural axis over a controlled range of motion when the locking mechanism is released.

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