Patent ID: 9387114
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: A61F,A61H

Claim Text:
1. A knee immobilization splint, comprising: (a) a first panel and a second panel, each panel having a contact surface for being attached to respective upper and lower leg portions adjoining a knee to be immobilized; and (b) a support member connecting the first panel and the second panel and including a rigid angled structure for bracing the upper and lower leg portions at a predetermined desired angle relative to each other for immobilizing the knee and the respective upper and lower leg portions adjoining the knee, the support member including a plurality of material layers having edges and lateral faces in which the lateral faces are stacked together to form the support member and the support member is positioned in the knee immobilization splint such that one edge of each material layer is configured to be positioned directly adjacent to a dorsal portion of the knee and the opposing edge of each material layer is positioned away from the dorsal portion of the knee, wherein: each material layer of the support member is fixed relative to the other material layers of the support member; and the first and second panels are immovably joined by the support member such that movement of the first and second panels is prevented in a lengthwise direction of the splint as well as perpendicular direction relative to the contact surface of each panel when the knee immobilization splint is in use.