Patent ID: 11890216
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A knee brace comprising:
a support module comprising a first body, a second body, and a hinge movably coupling the first body to the second body, the hinge comprising:
a pin on one of the first and second bodies, the pin defining a plurality of teeth thereon,
a pinion defining a plurality of teeth thereon, and
a receptacle on the other of the first and second bodies, the receptacle defining a plurality of teeth therein, and the receptacle being configured to receive the pin and the pinion therein,
wherein the plurality of teeth on the pinion are configured to engage with the plurality of teeth on the pin and the plurality of teeth in the receptacle in a geared engagement such that the pin is rotatable and translatable within the receptacle; and

a fastener configured to releasably attach the knee brace to a leg,
wherein one of the first and second bodies is configured to couple with a first portion of the leg via the fastener, and the other of the first and second bodies is configured to couple with a second portion of the leg via the fastener, the first and second portions of the leg being separated by a knee joint of the leg.