Raymond S Veeck

US Patent:

20040167452, Aug 26, 2004

Filed:

Dec 5, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/728736

Inventors:

Jeffrey Mason - Escondido CA, US
James Fout - Oceanside CA, US
Raymond Veeck - San Diego CA, US

International Classification:

A61F005/00

US Classification:

602/026000

Abstract:

A knee brace is provided having upper and lower arms and a hinge assembly positionable about the knee to one side of the patella. The hinge assembly has a hinge pivot and a tension strap lever. The upper and lower arms and tension strap lever are each rotatable about the hinge pivot. A compression member is positioned in engagement with the knee on the opposite side of the patella from the hinge assembly and a tension strap engages the compression member and is connected to the tension strap lever. The tension strap applies a tension force to the compression member which increases when the upper and lower arms and tension strap lever rotationally transition from a flexion position to an extension position and decreases when the upper and lower arms and tension strap lever rotationally transition from the extension position to the flexion position.