Patent ID: 11918504
Assignee: PREFERRED PRESCRIPTION, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An orthotic device configured to bias only a portion of the movement of a wearer's limb about a joint to train the wearer's muscles and movement to be limited after said orthotic device is no longer being worn to prevent hyperextension, said orthotic device comprising:
a first tubular portion, said first tubular portion comprising an elastic material;
a second tubular portion, said second tubular portion comprising an elastic material;
wherein said second tubular portion is joined to said first tubular portion to orient an axis of said second tubular portion at an angle to an axis of said first tubular portion, when undeformed;
wherein said first tubular portion is configured to encircle a portion of a limb of the wearer on a first side of a joint, and apply a first level of compression;
wherein said second tubular portion is configured to encircle a portion of the limb of the wearer on a second side of the joint, and apply a second level of compression;
at least one resistance member, each said at least one resistance member having a first end fixedly secured to a selective position on said first tubular portion, and a second end fixedly secured to a selective position on said second tubular portion;
wherein a length of each said at least one resistance member and a positioning of said first and second ends are configured to bias only up to fourteen degrees of the range of movement of the limb being just prior to full extension, to train the wearer's muscles and movement to be limited after said orthotic device is no longer being worn to prevent hyperextension;
a first cross-wise strap;
a second cross-wise strap;
wherein said first cross-wise strap has an elongated shape with a length oriented transverse with respect to an axial direction of said first tubular portion; wherein an entirety of said length of said first cross-wise strap is stitched to said first tubular portion, with a portion of said first cross-wise strap overlaying and being stitched to said first end of said resistance member to distribute loads from said first end of said resistance member to said first tubular portion; and wherein said length of said first cross-wise strap extends around only a portion of said first tubular portion; and
wherein said second cross-wise strap has an elongated shape with a length oriented transverse with respect to an axial direction of said second tubular portion; wherein an entirety of said length of said second cross-wise strap is stitched to said second tubular portion, with a portion of said second cross-wise strap overlaying and being stitched to said second end of said resistance member to distribute loads from said second end of said resistance member to said second tubular portion; and wherein said length of said second cross-wise strap extends around only a portion of said second tubular portion.