US 12,263,111 B2
Brace limiting range of motion and method of using same
Robert Bejarano, Carlsbad, CA (US); and Edward Maher, Oceanside, CA (US)
Assigned to DJO, LLC, Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed by DJO, LLC, Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/519,752.
Application 18/519,752 is a continuation of application No. 16/714,119, filed on Dec. 13, 2019, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/782,707, filed on Dec. 20, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0099872 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. A61F 5/01 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 5/0125 (2013.01) [A61F 2005/0158 (2013.01); A61F 2005/0165 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A brace configured to restrict a range of motion of a joint of a subject, the brace comprising:
an upper support arm;
a lower support arm;
a hinge assembly configured to rotatably couple the upper support arm to the lower support arm;
a plurality of cuffs, each coupled directly or indirectly to the upper support arm or the lower support arm and configured to receive a respective strap for securing the brace to an appendage of the subject;
a plurality of buckles, each configured to be coupled to a respective one of the plurality of cuffs and to receive one of the respective straps;
an upper slider configured to slidably couple to the upper support arm at any of a first plurality of incremental amounts of extension; and
a lower slider configured to slidably couple to the lower support arm at any of a second plurality of incremental amounts of extension, wherein:
the lower slider comprises a slider lock, and
the lower support arm comprises a plurality of indexing apertures disposed along a slot configured to receive the slide lock, wherein the slider lock is configured to deflect sufficiently to clear the plurality of indexing apertures when sufficient force is applied to the slider lock, thereby allowing the lower slider to translate freely within the slot and with respect to the lower support arm during adjustment between apertures.