Patent ID: 7048704

Claim:
An orthotic device comprising: first and second elongated support members, wherein the support members are pivotally connected at their respective proximal ends by a pair of hinges mounted substantially on opposite sides of the support members, wherein each of the support members comprises anterior and posterior portions with respect to a sagittal plane passing through the hinges; a tensioning member; a first pair of guides positioned on the first member and substantially at opposite sides of the first member, a second pair of guides positioned on the second member and substantially along the sagittal plane and at opposite sides of the second member; a third pair of guides positioned on the first member near the proximal end of the first member and on the anterior portion of the first member; wherein, when the tensioning member is placed in the first and second pairs of guides only, a flexion moment is created; and when the tensioning member is placed in the second and third pairs of guides only, an extension moment is created.