Patent ID: 7758527
Filing Date: 2010-07-20
Classification: A61F,A61N

Abstract:
1. A knee brace comprising: a support member having an upper cuff portion and a lower cuff portion, the upper cuff portion adapted to be secured adjacent a thigh of a user, and the lower cuff portion adapted to be secured about a tibia of the user, the upper cuff portion or the lower cuff portion having a back plate; a hinge connecting the upper cuff portion and the lower cuff portion, the hinge located proximate to the knee joint of the user; and a resilient liner having a plurality of discrete liner segments, wherein at least one of the plurality of discrete liner segments is adapted to conform to the body portion of the user to which the support member is secured, and wherein at least one of the plurality of discrete liner segments is attached to the back plate; wherein at least one of the plurality of discrete liner segments attached to the back plate has an adjustable shape, wherein at least one of the plurality of discrete liner segments further comprises a pair of individually adjustable segment portions, and wherein the pair of adjustable segment portions comprises a pair of cam portions defining a tibial crest groove therebetween, the pair of cam portions being individually adjustable on either side of the tibial crest groove to conform to a particular shape of the user's tibia and/or maintain the tibia in a desired position.