Patent ID: 7413555

Claim:
A joint orthosis, comprising: a first joint part; a first splint connected to the first joint part; a second joint part; a second splint connected to the second joint part; and a pivot hinge part for articulated connection of the second splint and the first splint, said first and second splints extending into the pivot hinge part from opposite directions and being laterally offset relative to one another, said first and second splints being arranged with ends of said first and second splints next to one another in the pivot hinge part, and said first and second splints being able to pivot relative to one another around one pivot axis, wherein the pivot hinge part has two chambers which are arranged substantially parallel and are laterally offset relative to one another and which are open in opposite directions, and into which the ends of the first and second splints extend, and wherein the second splint is mounted in an end area of one of said two chambers so as to be able to pivot about a pivot axis in such a way that the pivoting movement of the second splint relative to the pivot hinge part is limited by said one of said two chambers.