Patent ID: 7037287
Filing Date: 2006-05-02
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An ergonomic knee brace comprising: an upper strut for extending along the upper leg; a lower strut for extending along the lower leg; pivoting arrangements for intercoupling said upper strut and said lower strut; said pivoting arrangements having a center; and said pivoting arrangements including stop assemblies both for flexion and extension, including: a) a catch plate formed of a flat arcuate disc having an arcuate opening and having stop recesses facing or opening toward the center of said pivoting arrangements; b) a movable stop pivoted at the center of the assembly and having an outwardly biased locking member for engaging said stop recesses, coupled to a release button which extends radially outward to the periphery of said pivoting arrangements; and c) said release button being movable inward to shift said locking member out of said stop recesses to permit angular adjustment of said stop; at least one of said struts having a flexion stop surface for engaging the flexion stop assembly; and at least one of said struts having an extension stop surface for engaging the extension stop assembly.