Patent ID: 11911331
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A leg brace configured to be attached to a leg of a user, comprising:
a thigh link configured to extend along a thigh of the user;
a lower-leg link rotatably connected to the thigh link and extending along a lower leg of the user;
a buttock support part configured to support a buttock of the user, the buttock support part configured to face a hipbone of the user when the user is sitting, an upper end of the thigh link being rotatably connected to the buttock support part; and
a handle directly projecting from the thigh link, directly fixed to the thigh link such that the handle does not move relative to the thigh link, and extending in an anterior and oblique direction when the user is in the sitting position, the handle being configured to generate a moment to lift the buttock support part upward in the thigh link when the user stands from the sitting position and the user grasps the handle to apply a load to the handle.