Patent ID: 11951027
Assignee: DJO, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 17:
18. A method for treating osteoarthritis utilizing a customizable knee brace, the method comprising: forming a thigh cuff of the customizable knee brace to conform to a thigh of a patient; forming a shin cuff of the customizable knee brace to conform to a shin of the patient, wherein the customizable knee brace further comprises a lateral upright comprising at least: a first semi-rigid support, a second semi-rigid support, a hinge physically coupling the first semi-rigid support and the second semi-rigid support, and stacking a plurality of removable condyle pads against one another and coupling the plurality of removable condyle pads to the hinge, an entirety of each of the plurality of removable condyle pads being disposed entirely within a single spacing between the hinge and a knee of the patient, wherein a single removable condyle pad of the plurality of condyle pads can be utilized at a time.