| CPC A61F 5/0102 (2013.01) [A61F 5/0123 (2013.01); A61F 2005/0139 (2013.01); A61F 2005/0158 (2013.01); A61F 2005/0165 (2013.01); A61F 2005/0167 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |
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1. A hinge brace system, comprising:
a first upright comprising gear teeth on an end internal to a joint of the hinge brace system;
a second upright comprising gear teeth on an end internal to the joint of the hinge brace system, the gear teeth of the second upright meshed with the gear teeth of the first upright;
a gear, a cam, and a pin associated with each of the first upright and second upright, the gears comprising an internal cavity configured to receive the cams, and the cams comprising another internal cavity configured to receive the pins, wherein the gear, cam, and pin are internal to a gear housing; and
a dial assembly opposite the gear housing, the dial assembly comprising a dial base and a dial flange, the dial flange configured to rotatably step the cam, causing the cam to step the gear about the gear housing;
wherein the gear further comprises a limit marking, the limit marking extruding from the gear into a slot of the upright and preventing the upright from travelling beyond a desired angle, the angle preventing rotation of the hinge brace system in at least one of extension and flexion;
wherein the dial flange is configured to be pivoted substantially perpendicular to the hinge brace system, wherein the pivoting allows a user to rotate the dial flange that cause the pin, the cam, and the gear to rotationally travel about the gear housing, wherein the gear rotationally travelling internal the gear housing causes the limit marking to rotate to desired position to prevent at least one of extension and flexion.
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