Patent ID: 6485448
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A knee strap comprising an elongated flexible member having a length sufficient to encircle a human patient's leg at a point immediately below the patella of said human patient's leg, said strap having a first end and a second end, a tubular member positioned on the strap in an orientation that is offset to the left or right of the midpoint of the length of the strap, and wherein the tubular member is encased within a cloth pouch affixed to one surface of the strap, at least one of said ends being provided with a fastener which is adjustably engagable with the other-end of the strap or with a surface of the strap to adjustably secure the strap around the side of a human patient's knee said tubular member having a length of about 3.25 inches, an outside diameter of about 0.375 inches and is positioned about 4Â½ to 5 inches from the tip of said other end.