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

Claim 13:
14. An orthotic device comprising:
a first tubular portion, said first tubular portion formed of an elastic material;
a second tubular portion, said second tubular portion formed of 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 and elastically envelop a portion of a limb of the wearer on a first side of a joint;
wherein said second tubular portion is configured to encircle and elastically envelop a portion of the limb of the wearer on a second side of the joint;
a resistance member, said 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 said 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 having a length that extends transversely around only a portion of said first tubular portion and is stitched to said first tubular portion, with a portion 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;
a second cross-wise strap having a length that extends transversely around only a portion of said second tubular portion and is stitched to said second tubular portion, with a portion 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.