Patent ID: 7959590

Claim:
A patella stabilization system for a user's leg, the system comprising: a unitary patella stabilizer sleeve extending at both ends into a plurality of straps for securing the patella stabilizer sleeve around a knee region; an upper inner strap extending from a first upper end of the patella stabilizer sleeve and an upper outer strap extending from a second upper end of the patella stabilizer sleeve, the upper outer strap comprising a fastener at a distal end of the upper outer strap; a lower inner strap extending from a first lower end of the patella stabilizer sleeve and a lower outer strap extending from a second lower end of the patella stabilizer sleeve, the lower outer strap comprising a fastener at a distal end of the lower outer strap; a pair of slots extending substantially non-parallel to a patella opening; a buttress comprising an upper strap and a lower strap operable to be adjustably positioned on an inside surface of the patella stabilizer sleeve around a location on a circumferential edge of the patella opening; and wherein the upper strap is operable to be pulled in a generally outward and downward direction causing an upper distal end of the buttress to move closer to the patella opening and the lower strap is operable to be pulled in a generally outward and upward direction causing a lower distal end of the buttress to move closer to the patella opening for properly aligning a user's patella.