Patent ID: 6217582
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: A61B,A61D

Abstract:
A joint support for attachment to a canine leg, the joint support limiting the movement of a joint in that leg to be substantially around a single axis, the joint support comprising:a hinge having two connected hinge blocks that pivot around a predefined hinge axis and are constructed to allow effective support of a canine leg;a radial element having a longitudinal axis, the radial element attached to one of the hinge blocks so that the longitudinal axis of the radial element is substantially perpendicular to the hinge axis, and so that the longitudinal axis of the radial element substantially intersects with the hinge axis, wherein the radial element is restricted to radial rotation about the hinge axis;a transverse element having a longitudinal axis, the transverse element operatively connected to another of the hinge blocks so that the longitudinal axis of the transverse element is substantially offset from the hinge axis; andwherein the joint support is constructed for attachment to such a canine leg to limit movement of a joint in the leg to radial rotation about the hinge axis.