Patent ID: 7303537
Filing Date: 2007-12-04
Classification: A61F,A61H

Abstract:
1. An ambulation assistance device for use with an individual's leg, the device comprising: a leg support, having upper and lower surfaces; said upper surface being shaped to releasably engage a forward portion of the individual's knee and at least a forward portion of a lower portion of the individual's leg when the lower portion of the individual's leg is positively flexed; a generally elongated pylon operatively coupled with and extending downwardly from said leg support; said pylon being pivotably coupled with said leg support in a manner that permits said pylon to be selectively moved between a standing position, which is generally perpendicular in relationship to said leg support, to a flexion position, which positions said pylon in an acute angular relationship to a rearward portion of said leg support; foot means adjacent a distal end portion of said pylon for releasably engaging an operating surface and providing positive traction between said pylon and said operating surface; and a resilient rear brace member operatively coupled at one end portion to the rearward portion of said leg support and at an opposite end portion to a point on said pylon that is between opposite end portions of said pylon so that said pylon is biased toward said standing position.