Patent ID: 6080122
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A motion restraining brace apparatus comprising:a base plate;a locking gear member rotatably attached to said base plate and having a plurality of locking notches along one edge thereof;a first restraining bar rotatably attached to said gear member and having two end portions, one end portion extending from one side of said gear member and a second end portion having a stop edge thereon;a second restraining bar fixedly attached to said gear member and extending from one side thereof;a locking pin movably attached to said base plate and positioned to move into and out of one the gear member notches to lock said gear member and second restraining bar to said base member to prevent rotation of said gear member and second restraint bar relative to said base plate;a stop pin attached to said base plate for stopping the rotation of said first restraining bar in one direction of rotation; andstop means fixedly attached to said gear member to stop said first restraining bar in a second direction of rotation, wherein the motion restraining joint brace has a pair of restraining bars hinged together to allow rotation of the restraining bars relative to each other by a set degree of rotation.