US 12,419,800 B2
Orthopedic system and method of controlling the same
Ajay Seth, North Canton, OH (US); Jeffrey A. Denune, Indianapolis, IN (US); Chandan K. Sen, Indianapolis, IN (US); Tyler Crockett, Massillon, OH (US); Kristal Barrick, Massillon, OH (US); and Tiffany Wonsick, Massillon, OH (US)
Assigned to VISPALEXO INC., Indianapolis, IN (US)
Appl. No. 17/434,575
Filed by VISPALEXO INC., Indianapolis, IN (US)
PCT Filed May 21, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/033629
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 27, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/076039, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 14, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/089,883, filed on Oct. 9, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0065877 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. A61F 2/72 (2006.01); A61F 4/00 (2006.01); A61F 5/01 (2006.01); A61H 1/02 (2006.01); A61F 2/50 (2006.01); A61F 2/68 (2006.01)
CPC A61H 1/0277 (2013.01) [A61F 2/72 (2013.01); A61F 4/00 (2013.01); A61F 5/013 (2013.01); A61F 2002/5096 (2013.01); A61F 2002/6854 (2013.01); A61F 2002/6863 (2013.01); A61F 2005/0155 (2013.01); A61F 2005/0158 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1638 (2013.01); A61H 2201/165 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1676 (2013.01); A61H 2201/501 (2013.01); A61H 2230/605 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
11. An orthopedic brace configured to be worn by a user, the orthopedic brace comprising:
an upper portion configured to be selectively attached to an upper portion of a limb of the user, a lower portion configured to be selectively attached to a lower portion of the limb of the user, and a multi-axial joint extending between and interconnecting the upper portion and the lower portion of the brace and proximate to a joint of the user between the upper and lower portions, the multi-axial joint configured to rotate between a flexed arrangement, an extended arrangement, a supinated arrangement, and a pronated arrangement,
wherein the multi-axial joint is a ball and socket joint, the ball and socket joint including a rotatable ball portion including a ball arm extending along a center ball axis and coupled to the lower portion of the orthopedic brace and a ball coupled to one end of the ball arm with a center located on the center axis, and a socket portion including a socket arm that extends along a center socket axis and coupled to the upper portion of the orthopedic brace and a socket housing including at least two prongs coupled to one end of the socket arm that forms a ball socket, wherein the ball is located in the ball socket to couple the rotatable ball portion to the socket portion.