Patent ID: 7625350

Claim:
A patellofemoral brace comprising a generally tube shape hollow sleeve member adapted to be received about a patient's leg at, above and below the knee joint, the sleeve being elastic to constrictingly engage at least portions of the user's leg, the sleeve having an opening through a portion thereof adapted to be positioned to expose the patellar area of the leg, at least portions of the sleeve being constructed of a material having a resistance to movement on the skin when under elastic tension, a generally U-shaped glide having a bight portion pivotaly attached to the exterior of the sleeve by an attachment to the sleeve at at least one point adjacent to but spaced from a side of said opening and free end leg portions extending from the bight, the attachment to the sleeve allowing the glide to pivot with respect to the sleeve opening superiorly and inferiorly, the glide bight area having a least an inside face thereof contacting a conformable displaceable material pad, the pad being generally U-shaped having a bight with extending legs with one leg of the pad extending along an undersurface of one of said glide leg portions for a portion of said one leg portion's distance to an extent greater than an extent of said pad's other leg's extension along the other of said glide leg portions, at least portions of the glide leg portions being elastic, at least one second fastener secured to the sleeve exterior selectively removably securing each of the glide leg portions to the sleeve under tension at points remote from the attachment of the glide bight to the sleeve, the glide leg portions having mating third and fourth fasteners adjacent respective free ends of the leg portions for removably and separable securing the leg portion to the sleeve second fasteners, the fasteners allowing variable positioning of the pad and variable tensioning of the legs to bias the pad towards the patella along selected differing vectors.