US 11,951,027 B2
Customizable knee brace intended for patients with osteoarthritis
Richard E Gildersleeve, Carlsbad, CA (US); Ian Kovacevich, Vista, CA (US); and Nicholas Gomez, Vista, CA (US)
Assigned to DJO, LLC, Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed by DJO, LLC, Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/127,316.
Application 18/127,316 is a continuation of application No. 17/237,860, filed on Apr. 22, 2021, granted, now 11,617,671.
Application 17/237,860 is a continuation of application No. 15/294,110, filed on Oct. 14, 2016, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/241,989, filed on Oct. 15, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0320884 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 5/01 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 5/0125 (2013.01) [A61F 2005/0134 (2013.01); A61F 2005/0139 (2013.01); A61F 2005/0172 (2013.01); A61F 2005/0174 (2013.01); A61F 2005/0179 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A customizable knee brace for use in treatment of osteoarthritis, comprising: a lateral upright comprising: a first semi-rigid support, a second semi-rigid support, and a hinge physically coupling the first semi-rigid support and the second semi-rigid support; a thigh cuff coupled to the first semi-rigid support; a shin cuff coupled to the second semi-rigid support; and a plurality of removable condyle pads stacked against one another and coupled to the hinge, an entirety of each of the plurality of removable condyle pads configured to be disposed entirely within a single spacing between the hinge and a knee of a patient to thereby provide the single spacing, wherein a single removable condyle pad of the plurality of removable condyle pads can be utilized at a time.