Patent ID: 7862528

Claim:
A unitary knee patella stabilizer for a user's leg, the stabilizer comprising: a patella stabilizer sleeve having an open-upper end and an open-lower end adapted to slidably receive the leg portion of the user; an upper fastener assembly having a first strap, connected at its proximal end to an upper end of the patella stabilizer sleeve, the first strap having a fastener at a distal end of the first strap; a lower fastener assembly having a second strap, connected at its proximal end to a lower end of the patella stabilizer sleeve, the second strap having a fastener at a distal end of the second strap; a buttress comprising an upper strap and a lower strap adapted to be adjustably positioned on an inside surface of the patella stabilizer sleeve around a location on a circumferential edge of a patella opening; a first pair of slots positioned proximate to an interior aspect of the patella opening; a second pair of slots positioned proximate to an exterior aspect of the patella opening; and wherein the first and second pairs of slots are adapted to allow passage of the plurality of buttress straps therethrough for securement of the buttress to the patella stabilizer sleeve thereby allowing positioning of the buttress in at least one of a medial or a lateral direction relative to a user's patella.