Patent ID: 11857449
Assignee: PREFERRED PRESCRIPTION, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A knee brace comprising;
a sleeve, said sleeve comprising an elastic material, said sleeve formed to fit on a leg of a wearer, and to extend a distance above the knee and extend a second distance below the knee;
a first stiffening member;
a second stiffening member;
wherein said first stiffening member is coupled to said second stiffening member to crisscross to form an X-shape; and wherein said coupled first and second stiffening members are secured to a medial side of said sleeve, with its crisscrossed x-shape being centered proximate to a knee joint portion of said sleeve;
a third stiffening member;
a fourth stiffening member;
wherein said third stiffening member is coupled to said fourth stiffening member to crisscross to form an X-shape; and wherein said coupled third and fourth stiffening members are secured to a lateral side of said sleeve with its crisscrossed x-shape being positioned centered proximate to said knee joint portion of said sleeve;
a plurality of slits in said sleeve into a corresponding plurality of pockets;
a plurality of thermal packs, with one of said thermal packs received in a respective one of said plurality of pockets;
wherein said thermal packs are triangular shaped; and
wherein said plurality of pockets are each triangular-shaped and respectively sized to receive one of said triangular shaped thermal packs therein in a clearance fit;
wherein said plurality of pockets comprises four of said triangular-shaped pockets, two of said triangular-shaped pockets on said medial side of said sleeve, and two of said triangular-shaped pockets on said lateral side of said sleeve;
wherein said two of said triangular-shaped pockets on said medial side are disposed in a respective triangular shape positioned between said x-shape of said first and second stiffening members; and
wherein said two of said triangular-shaped pockets on said lateral side are disposed in a respective triangular shape positioned between said x-shape of said third and fourth stiffening members.