US 12,447,032 B2
Single-upright osteoarthritis braces and related methods
Trent Martin, Winchester, CA (US); Seth Sarabian, Fresno, CA (US); Jeremy Nathanson, Vista, CA (US); Jonathan Nuñez, San Marcos, CA (US); and Hayley Meier, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to DJO, LLC, Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed by DJO, LLC, Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/103,013.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/305,991, filed on Feb. 2, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0240874 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
Int. Cl. A61F 5/01 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 5/0106 (2013.01) [A61F 2005/0197 (2013.01)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A brace configured for attachment to a joint of a subject, the brace comprising:
a single upright assembly comprising:
an upper rigid support;
a lower rigid support;
a hinge coupling the upper rigid support to the lower rigid support;
an upper cuff coupled to the upper rigid support; and
a lower cuff coupled to the lower rigid support;
a plurality of upper straps configured for coupling to the upper cuff such that the plurality of upper straps do not cross when the brace is properly attached to the subject;
a plurality of lower straps configured for coupling to the lower cuff such that the plurality of lower straps do not cross when the brace is properly attached to the subject; and
a tensioning mechanism configured to adjust a tension in at least one of the plurality of upper and lower straps,
wherein at least one of the upper rigid support and the lower rigid support comprises a telescoping adjustment mechanism, comprising:
an end of the upper rigid support or of the lower rigid support, comprising:
a plurality of widened portions, and
a plurality of apertures, each disposed in a respective one of the widened portions;
a recess disposed in the upper cuff or in the lower cuff configured to receive at least a subset of the plurality of widened portions in any of a plurality of incrementally overlapped orientations, thereby disposing the upper cuff or the lower cuff in a corresponding one of a plurality of telescopically adjustable configurations with respect to the upper rigid support or the lower rigid support; and
a plurality of locking features, each configured to be inserted into one of the plurality of apertures and, thereby, secure the cuff in the corresponding telescopically adjustable configuration with respect to the rigid support.