US 12,458,520 B2
Hinge for orthopedic device
Larus Gunnsteinsson, Reykjavik (IS); Bjorn Omarsson, Reykjavik (IS); Sindri Pall Sigurdsson, Reykjavik (IS); and Henry Hsu, Foothill Ranch, CA (US)
Assigned to OSSUR ICELAND EHF, Reykjavik (IS)
Filed by Ossur Iceland ehf, Reykjavik (IS)
Filed on Sep. 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/465,482.
Application 18/465,482 is a continuation of application No. 17/961,789, filed on Oct. 7, 2022, granted, now 11,786,390.
Application 17/961,789 is a continuation of application No. 17/380,328, filed on Jul. 20, 2021, granted, now 11,484,427, issued on Nov. 1, 2022.
Application 17/380,328 is a continuation of application No. 16/730,631, filed on Dec. 30, 2019, granted, now 11,098,510, issued on Aug. 24, 2021.
Application 16/730,631 is a continuation of application No. 16/058,024, filed on Aug. 8, 2018, granted, now 10,753,129, issued on Aug. 25, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/543,201, filed on Aug. 9, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0000597 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 5/01 (2006.01); E05D 1/00 (2006.01); E05D 1/02 (2006.01); F16C 11/12 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 5/0125 (2013.01) [A61F 5/0123 (2013.01); E05D 1/00 (2013.01); E05D 1/02 (2013.01); A61F 5/0102 (2013.01); F16C 11/12 (2013.01); F16C 2204/00 (2013.01); F16C 2208/20 (2013.01); F16C 2220/04 (2013.01); F16C 2316/10 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hinge, comprising:
a hinge body forming an articulating section extending between a first end and a second end of the hinge and adapted to bend from a neutral axis when the first end and the second end are parallel to an angular range in which the first end is arranged among a plurality of angles within the angular range relative to the second end;
wherein the hinge body forms a rib protruding from a base thickness of the hinge body at least along the articulating section in a longitudinal direction of the hinge body along the neutral axis, the hinge body having the base thickness outside of the articulating section, and the rib forming a maximum thickness in a middle of the articulating section and resisting articulation within the angular range;
wherein the hinge body includes a first strut and a second strut each arranged on opposed ends of the articulating section, the first strut and the second strut having a first width transverse to the neutral axis, and the articulating section having a second width more narrow than the first width, the hinge body tapering from the first width to the second width;
wherein the hinge body is adapted to bend about the articulating section such that the first end of the hinge body remains coplanar to the second end of the hinge body throughout the angular range.