Patent ID: 8622945

Claim:
An elbow brace adapted for rehabilitating a patient's elbow and configured to be worn on the mid forearm and mid upper arm, the elbow brace comprising: two arched, semi-rigid, first and second cuffs, with the first cuff configured to be disposed on the mid forearm and the second cuff configured to be disposed the mid upper arm; generally parallel first and second struts connecting the first and second arched cuffs, wherein the first and second struts are configured to be situated respectively on the inside and the outside of the elbow, and wherein the cuffs and the struts form a rectangular shape; each of the first and second struts having a longitudinal axis including a straight portion at each end and a series of torsion springs in between the straight portions that function as a flex point, wherein the series of torsion springs are wound in clockwise and counterclockwise directions, and the series of torsion springs are generally coplanar; padding disposed on a concave surface of the first and second cuffs; and a first strap and a second strap extending from the first strut across to the second strut, wherein the first strap is configured to be disposed underneath the forearm and the second strap is configured to be disposed underneath the upper arm.