Patent ID: 8882689
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A knee brace comprising: upper and lower rigid frame members pivotally coupled to each other; an upper cuff separate from the upper rigid frame member and having opposed first and second upper side sections, the upper cuff being selectively connectable to the upper frame member via separate connections adjacent the first and second upper side sections; a gross adjustment upper connector configured to connect the upper cuff to the upper frame member at one of the first and second upper side sections such that the upper cuff and upper rigid frame member define an arcuate dimension, the upper connector being configured to enable selective incremental adjustment of the upper cuff relative to the upper frame member for varying the arcuate dimension; an upper cord selectively deployable between a connected configuration, wherein the upper cord is connected to the upper frame member and the upper cuff, and a disconnected configuration, wherein the upper cord is disconnected from one of the upper frame member and the upper cuff; and an upper mechanical tensioner rotationally coupled to one of the upper frame member and upper cuff and in operative communication with the upper cord, the upper mechanical tensioner being configured to incrementally increase the tension in the upper cord via rotation of the upper mechanical tensioner to urge the upper cuff toward the upper frame member; wherein the gross adjustment upper connector includes a toothed band coupled to one of the upper frame member and the upper cuff member and a locking mechanism coupled to the other one of the upper frame member and the upper cuff member, the locking mechanism being moveable between an unlocked configuration and a locked configuration relative to the toothed band, the toothed band being moveable relative to the locking mechanism when the locking mechanism is in the unlocked configuration to adjust the distance between the upper frame member and the upper cuff member, the locking mechanism being engaged with the toothed band when the locking mechanism is in the locked configuration to mitigate movement of the toothed band relative to the locking mechanism.