Patent ID: 9615955
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. An orthopedic knee brace comprising: an upper medial upright; a lower medial upright; an upper lateral upright; a lower lateral upright; a medial hinge connected rotatably to the upper and lower medial uprights; a lateral hinge connected rotatably to the upper and lower lateral uprights; and wherein one of the medial and lateral hinges is configured to pull each of its respective uprights inwardly as its uprights rotate from a flexion to an extended relative positioning while striking a radially-decreasing arc radius, while the other of the medial and lateral hinges is configured to push each of its respective uprights outwardly as its uprights rotate from a flexion to an extended relative positioning while striking a radially-increasing arc radius.