Patent ID: 9517380
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: A63B

Claim Text:
1. A knee rehabilitation assistance device for utilization by a user lying on his or her back on a horizontal surface, the device comprising: a horizontal component in contact with the surface upon which a user is lying and comprising an elongate section with a proximal end near the user and a distal end away from the user, and a cross-piece wherein the cross-piece intersects the elongate section between the proximal and distal ends and near the center of the cross-piece; two vertical sections located on opposite sides of the elongate section, each vertical section having a first end and a second end, and each vertical section joining the cross-piece near the first end of that vertical section; a stabilizing section having two ends with each end joining one of the vertical sections between the cross-piece and the second end of the vertical section; a rope having an ankle end and a handle end; an ankle strap attached to the ankle end of the rope, wherein the ankle strap is placed around the ankle of the user and the user grasps the handle end of the rope during exercise; and a leg positioning element comprising a leg support bar, a mount, and a leg brace, wherein the mount is located on the elongate section of the horizontal component between the proximal end of the elongate section and the cross-piece; wherein the leg support bar has a lower end and an upper end, the lower end of the leg support bar is connected to the mount, and the leg support bar is inclined upward in the direction of the proximal end of the elongate section; and wherein the brace has a first end and a second end, the leg support bar joins the brace between the first end and second end of the brace, and the brace is adapted to contact the back of a user's thigh and the leg positioning element is configured to maintain the user's thigh at a chosen angle during use.