Patent ID: 7306572

Claim:
An orthopedic knee brace, comprising: an upper leg cuff mountable to the leg of a wearer above the knee; a lower leg cuff mountable to the leg of the wearer below the knee; an upper support arm extending from the upper leg cuff; a lower support arm extending from the lower leg cuff; and a hinge assembly connected to both the upper and lower support arms, the hinge assembly being configured to allow at least one of the upper and lower support arms to articulate relative to the hinge assembly in at least two perpendicular planes; wherein at least one of the upper support arm and the lower support arm includes a tab at an end thereof proximate the hinge assembly, the tab including an aperture defining an axis of rotation of the hinge, the tab further being bent out of plane with respect to a portion of the support arm adjacent the tab; and a first plane of the at least two perpendicular planes comprises a plane of rotation of the hinge.