Patent ID: 11957612
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A brace worn by a user that provides lower back support, comprising:
a torso frame configured to contact the user at chest height;
a thigh frame, pivotably attached to the torso frame, configured to contact the user's thighs;
an extension spring, which attaches to both the torso frame and the thigh frame, configured to exert a counter-force on the torso frame when the user bends forward, wherein the counter-force is transmitted through the torso frame to the chest of the user; and
a waist belt, configured to encircle the user's waist and which attaches to both the torso frame and the thigh frame, thus securing the brace to the user's body; and
wherein the torso frame, thigh frame, and waist belt are attached by two pivot mechanisms, one configured to be waist height on the user's right side and one configured to be at waist height on the user's left side and wherein each of the two pivot mechanisms enables the torso frame to pivot forward and backward and also enables the thigh frame to pivot forward and backward.