Patent ID: 7207963

Claim:
A shoulder brace comprising: a shoulder member mountable to a shoulder of an individual's arm; and a positioning device configured to increase a pressure on the shoulder of the individual's arm in accordance with a movement of the individual's arm, wherein said shoulder member comprises an open portion forming substantially rigid first and second arms, wherein said positioning device is configured to vary a spacing between said and first and second arms of said shoulder member according to a position of the individual's arm, and wherein said positioning device comprises: a first tension triggering strap having a first and second end; an anchor mountable to a predetermined position on a individual's body; and a positioning unit communicating with said first and second arms of said shoulder member; said first end of said first tensioning strap communicating with said positioning unit; said second end attached to said anchor strap such that a tension is generated in said first tension triggering strap according to movement of the arm, and said first tension triggering strap communicating with said positioning unit according to the tension generated in said first tension triggering strap.