US 12,440,365 B2
Orthopedic brace having telescopic lateral panels and an adjustable pulley subsystem
Erik Zimmer, Oceanside, CA (US); and Jane Price, Anaheim, CA (US)
Assigned to Aspen Medical Products, LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by Aspen Medical Products, LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/162,328.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/305,671, filed on Feb. 1, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/305,678, filed on Feb. 1, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0285175 A1, Sep. 14, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 5/02 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 5/022 (2013.01) [A61F 5/028 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A posterior bracing system deployed as part of an orthopedic brace, comprising:
a posterior panel;
a posterior cover coupled to the posterior panel, the posterior cover being configured to create a first chamber partially formed by an anterior facing surface of the posterior cover and a posterior facing surface of the posterior panel including a guide channel formed on the posterior facing surface of the posterior panel; and
a pulley cover coupled to the posterior cover to create a second chamber partially formed by an anterior facing surface of the pulley cover and a posterior facing surface of the posterior cover, the second chamber to house a pulley subsystem including a plurality of pulley bases,
wherein the guide channel enables lateral movement of (i) a first pulley base of the plurality of pulley bases between a first opening within the second chamber and a central area of the second chamber and (ii) a second pulley base of the plurality of pulley bases between a second opening within the second chamber and the central area of the second chamber, and
wherein the first pulley base of the plurality of pulley bases includes (i) a first flange extending toward a first edge of the guide channel including at least a first stop that, upon the first flange coming into contact with the first stop, prevents further lateral movement of the first pulley base towards the first opening and (ii) a second flange extending towards a second edge of the guide channel, the second edge of the guide channel including at least a second stop positioned in alignment with the first stop so that, upon the first flange coming into contact with the first stop and the second flange coming into contact with the second stop, further lateral movement of the first pulley base towards the first opening is prevented.