	US 12,186,222 B2
	Orthopedic device having wrap and single strap
Chelsey M. Richmond, La Mesa, CA (US); David K. Combs, Oceanside, CA (US); David B. Winer, Vista, CA (US); Kevin R. Lunau, La Vernia, TX (US); and Carl J. Macchia, San Clemente, CA (US)
Assigned to VISION QUEST INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED, Irvine, CA (US)
Appl. No. 17/782,102
Filed by VISION QUEST INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED, Irvine, CA (US)
PCT Filed Dec. 4, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/063434 § 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 2, 2022, PCT Pub. No. WO2021/113729, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 10, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/943,997, filed on Dec. 5, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0009015 A1, Jan. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. A61F 5/01 (2006.01); A61F 13/06 (2006.01)

CPC A61F 5/0123 (2013.01) [A61F 13/062 (2013.01); A61F 2005/0165 (2013.01); A61F 2005/0167 (2013.01)]

14 Claims

1. An orthopedic device, comprising:

a) a wrap;

b) an articulating frame housed within said wrap, comprising:

i. a thigh portion including a semi-flexible curved thigh cuff;

ii. a calf portion including a semi-flexible curved calf cuff; and,

iii. a center hinge connecting said thigh portion and said calf portion;

c) a strap attached to said articulating frame, wherein said strap includes:

i. a calf end segment securely attachable to said calf portion of the articulating frame;

ii. a suspension segment adjacent to said calf end segment;

iii. a thigh end segment securely attachable to said thigh portion of the articulating frame;

iv. a spiraling segment adjacent to said thigh end segment;

v. an intermediate segment between said suspension segment and said spiraling segment, said intermediate segment formed of webbing material; and,

d) a clip including a D-ring portion for engaging said intermediate segment, wherein said clip is engageable with a clip receptacle positioned on the calf portion of the articulating frame,

wherein during use the suspension segment is configured to lay across a top part of a calf muscle to provide vertical support to minimize migration of the orthopedic device; and, the intermediate segment facilitates movement of the strap through the D-ring portion to provide adjustment of the spiraling segment and the suspension segment.