Patent ID: 8287476
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A protective device for a joint, particularly for a knee, comprising a first frame to which a second frame is articulated by means of a pair of hinges that during use are arranged proximate to the two sides of said joint, said hinges being constituted by a first base and a second base, which are associated respectively with said first and second frames and are rotatably connected to each other by means of a first arm and a second arm, wherein said first arm and said second arm are mutually crossed, the ends of said first arm being rotatably associated with said first and second bases, both by means of substantially hemispherical mutual engagement surfaces, one end of said second arm being associated rotatably with said first base by means of a substantially hemispherical mutual engagement surface, the other end of said second arm being associated with said second base by means of a substantially flat mutual engagement surface.