Patent ID: 8882688

Claim:
An orthotic joint stabilizing assembly, comprising: an assembly hinge; a first support and a second support carried by and pivotal with respect to each other about said assembly hinge; a hinge spring carried by said first support and said second support and having spring coils along substantially an entire length of said hinge spring; and a spring tensioner rotatably and eccentrically carried by said assembly hinge and engaging said hinge spring, the spring tensioner including: a proximal tensioner edge closest to a geometric center of said assembly hinge; a distal tensioner edge furthest from said geometric center of said assembly hinge; side tensioner edges extending between said proximal tensioner edge and said distal tensioner edge; a tensioner disk detachably engaging said assembly hinge; and a plurality of tensioner teeth on said tensioner disk and detachably engaging said assembly hinge.