Joint for a knee brace incorporating a locking mechanism

A - Human Necessities – 61 – F

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A61F 5/01 (2006.01)

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CA 2401895

An orthopaedic knee brace comprising an upper arm (18) and a lower arm (22) securable to a wearer's leg above and below the knee joint. There is a pivotable joint at the ends of the arms to allow flexing of the knee by pivoting movement of the arms. A locking mechanism is provided to control pivoting of the joint to lock one of the upper or lower arms relative to the joint while automatically unlocking the other arm to permit pivoting movement of the other arm about the joint. The joint and locking mechanism co-operate to form a light weight structure that operates smoothly to imitate the complex bending motion of the knee while supporting the knee.

L'invention concerne un orthèse pour le genou comprenant un bras supérieur et un bras inférieur que l'on peut fixer sur la jambe d'une personne, au dessus et au dessous de l'articulation du genou. Les extrémités des bras sont dotés d'un joint à pivot permettant la flexion du genou par un mouvement pivotant des bras. Un mécanisme de verrouillage permet de maîtriser le mouvement de pivot du joint par verrouillage d'un des bras supérieur ou inférieur par rapport au joint tout en déverrouillant automatiquement l'autre bras autorisant ainsi un mouvement de pivot de l'autre bras autour du joint. Le joint et le mécanisme de verrouillage coopèrent afin de constituer une structure légère en poids qui fonctionne souplement dans le but d'imiter le mouvement de flexion complexe du genou tout en supportant ce dernier.

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