Patent ID: 6796951
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An anatomical brace for stabilizing and supporting a uniting pivoting joint situated between a first limb structure and a second limb structure of a living being, the brace comprising:a) a first cuff partially encompassable about the first limb structure and a second cuff partially encompassable about the second limb structure; and b) a pivotable brace joint connecting the first and second cuffs, said brace joint comprising two opposing pivoting assemblies each on one side of the uniting pivoting joint, with each said assembly comprising: i) a forward arm member having a generally perpendicularly angled first end and a generally perpendicularly angled second end, and a rearward arm member in tandem relationship with the forward arm member, and having a generally perpendicularly angled first end and a generally perpendicularly angled second end; ii) an upper housing attached to the first cuff and a lower housing attached to the second cuff, said upper and lower housings having four generally spherical and movably positioned sockets such that each spherical socket accommodates one respective perpendicular end of each respective arm member for multi-planar movement between said first and second cuffs; and iii) a joint extension limiter, wherein the joint extension limiter is a cable assembly comprising a cable extending from the rearward arm member to the fist cuff, the cable assembly including a cable length adjuster for determining pivotable distance of the first and second cuffs in relation to each other.