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US1601659A
US1601659A US728960A US72896024A US1601659A US 1601659 A US1601659 A US 1601659A US 728960 A US728960 A US 728960A US 72896024 A US72896024 A US 72896024A US 1601659 A US1601659 A US 1601659A
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    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
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  • Patented Sept. 2%, 1926 Patented Sept. 2%, 1926.
  • BESSIE B VAN HARLI-NGEN, OF BRYN-MEAWR, PENNSYLVANIA.
  • This invention relates to orthopaedic appli ances for the protection of the knee joint.
  • the device is made of fabric which may be stretched in one direction and has substantially no elasticity in the direction at right angle thereto, and comprises principally two main parts which are secured above and below the knee respectively, an upper portion 10 and a lower portion 11
  • the upper part comprises a band 12 adapted to close around the leglike a garter and an apron portion 13 extending downwardly therefrom.
  • the lower pai't 11 comprises likewise a band 1 1 and a portion 15 extending up wardly therefrom.
  • the apron portions 13, 15 terminate at the sides of the device, and the adjacent ends of these portions are overlapped and preferably covered with binding strip 13, which strip, together with the stitching which con nects the apron portions, serves as a hinge connection between the parts 10 and 11 but substantially prevents movement of the parts 10 and 11 away from each other.
  • the fabric is distinctly elastic in the direction lengthwise of the portions 12 and 1 1 so that the device freely adjusts itself'to the leg for the various positions.
  • the aprons 13, 15 are joined only at heir ends, the intermediate sections are free to work freely over each other in the same manner as the sections of a cuirass, and respond to every movement of the knee in walking or sitting.
  • the function of the device is obvious.
  • the portions 12 and 14 are applied around the leg above and below the knee respectively so as to securely stay in place in any position of the leg.
  • the bands must be initially under such tension that the upper and the lower leg portions are mechanically coupled together and that in particular the lower leg is mechanically supported from the upper leg. hen the proper adjustment is made, the knee joint and the ligaments thereof are effectively relieved of the ordinary strain since the fabric does not yield lengthwise of the leg.
  • l-lowever it is very oftendesirable to not only relieve the knee jointof strainfin up and down direction-but also to relieve it of strain in any angular position.
  • a mechanical; hinge joint 16 which may advantageously consist of two shanks loosely-received in pockets17 on the parts 10 and 11'. The pivotalconnection between these shanks is preferably such that it has a distinct frictional resistonce which tends to maintain any angular position without unduly impeding angular motion.
  • the hinge 16 tends to maintain it and the ligaments are therefore relieved to a greater or lesser extent from duty, and tension is thus largely eliminated.
  • the lower leg portion represents a certain weight.
  • the upper ligaments and muscles cause the angular movement of the upper leg while other ligaments associated with the knee joint or at least affecting it, sustain the lower leg portion in its angular positions relatively to the upper leg portion and automatically control the changes in angular position.
  • the knee joint may be maintained in a state of rest without materially limiting locomotion.
  • the garter portions 12 and 1 1 open at one side of the support and the ends may be closed upon each other by lacings 18'or by other suitable means.
  • the lacings 18 serve not only to close the garters but to adjust the tension in the same. When non-adjustable fasteners are employed, it is desirable to provide suitable means for the adjustment of the tension. I
  • a knee support comprising two overlapping fabric members having means for securing them to a leg above and below the knee respectively, the two members being free from each other except at the two opposite sides to permit relative angular movement in accordance with the flexing movement of the leg at the knee joint.
  • the upper member comprises a garter portion and an apron portion depending there from and the lower member comprises a garter portion and an apron portion 6X- tending upwardly therefrom, the apron portions being partly in overlapping relation and the attachment between the two sections being effected near the free ends of the apron portions.
  • a knee support comprising two fabric sections having means for securing them to a leg above and below the knee respectively, the two sections being attached to each other at two opposite points so as to permit relative angular movement in accordance with the flexing movement of the leg at the knee, and a mechanical hinge connection between the two sections nearone point of attach ment offering a material frictional resistance to angular movement.
  • a knee support comprising two sections having means for securing them to a leg above and below the knee respectively, an apron depending from the front of the upper section, an apron extending upwardly from the front of the lower section, said aprons being arranged in overlapped relation and terminating at the opposite sides of the)support, and means cooperating with said aprons to secure said sections together at the opposite sides of said support, said securing means permitting relative angular movement of said sections.

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Sept. 28 1926.
B. B. VAN HARLIVNGEN KNEE SUPPORTER Filed July 29, 19 24 ammo 6:
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Patented Sept. 2%, 1926.
BESSIE B. VAN HARLI-NGEN, OF BRYN-MEAWR, PENNSYLVANIA.
KNEE'SUPPORTER.
Application filed July 29,
This invention relates to orthopaedic appli ances for the protection of the knee joint.
The object of the invention, its function and advantages will fully appear from the description in connection with the appended drawing which is a side view of a knee support embodying the invention.
The device is made of fabric which may be stretched in one direction and has substantially no elasticity in the direction at right angle thereto, and comprises principally two main parts which are secured above and below the knee respectively, an upper portion 10 and a lower portion 11 The upper part comprises a band 12 adapted to close around the leglike a garter and an apron portion 13 extending downwardly therefrom.
The lower pai't 11 comprises likewise a band 1 1 and a portion 15 extending up wardly therefrom.
The apron portions 13, 15 terminate at the sides of the device, and the adjacent ends of these portions are overlapped and preferably covered with binding strip 13, which strip, together with the stitching which con nects the apron portions, serves as a hinge connection between the parts 10 and 11 but substantially prevents movement of the parts 10 and 11 away from each other. On the other hand, the fabric is distinctly elastic in the direction lengthwise of the portions 12 and 1 1 so that the device freely adjusts itself'to the leg for the various positions. As the aprons 13, 15 are joined only at heir ends, the intermediate sections are free to work freely over each other in the same manner as the sections of a cuirass, and respond to every movement of the knee in walking or sitting.
The function of the device is obvious. The portions 12 and 14 are applied around the leg above and below the knee respectively so as to securely stay in place in any position of the leg. In other worcs, the bands must be initially under such tension that the upper and the lower leg portions are mechanically coupled together and that in particular the lower leg is mechanically supported from the upper leg. hen the proper adjustment is made, the knee joint and the ligaments thereof are effectively relieved of the ordinary strain since the fabric does not yield lengthwise of the leg. The
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fabric is primarily a mechanical coupling and serves thispurpose well, sinceiit isflexible and readily yields in all directions exceptin the direction indicatedfi The leg portion below theknee isfree to-move angularly, but iscontinuously supported so that all strain is taken off the kneejoint.
l-lowever it is very oftendesirable to not only relieve the knee jointof strainfin up and down direction-but also to relieve it of strain in any angular position. For this purpose I have provided a mechanical; hinge joint 16 which may advantageously consist of two shanks loosely-received in pockets17 on the parts 10 and 11'. The pivotalconnection between these shanks is preferably such that it has a distinct frictional resistonce which tends to maintain any angular position without unduly impeding angular motion.
The significance of this feature is this:
W hen the leg assumes any particular angu lar position, the hinge 16 tends to maintain it and the ligaments are therefore relieved to a greater or lesser extent from duty, and tension is thus largely eliminated. During walking the function of the hinge connection is even more pronounced. The lower leg portion represents a certain weight. During locomotion the upper ligaments and muscles cause the angular movement of the upper leg while other ligaments associated with the knee joint or at least affecting it, sustain the lower leg portion in its angular positions relatively to the upper leg portion and automatically control the changes in angular position.
By the device described the knee joint may be maintained in a state of rest without materially limiting locomotion.
The garter portions 12 and 1 1 open at one side of the support and the ends may be closed upon each other by lacings 18'or by other suitable means. The lacings 18 serve not only to close the garters but to adjust the tension in the same. When non-adjustable fasteners are employed, it is desirable to provide suitable means for the adjustment of the tension. I
I claim 1. A knee support comprising two overlapping fabric members having means for securing them to a leg above and below the knee respectively, the two members being free from each other except at the two opposite sides to permit relative angular movement in accordance with the flexing movement of the leg at the knee joint.
2. Device according to claim 1 in which the fabric is elastic in the direction around the leg and is inelastic lengthwise of the leg.
3. Device according to claim 1 in which the upper member comprises a garter portion and an apron portion depending there from and the lower member comprises a garter portion and an apron portion 6X- tending upwardly therefrom, the apron portions being partly in overlapping relation and the attachment between the two sections being effected near the free ends of the apron portions.
4. A knee support comprising two fabric sections having means for securing them to a leg above and below the knee respectively, the two sections being attached to each other at two opposite points so as to permit relative angular movement in accordance with the flexing movement of the leg at the knee, and a mechanical hinge connection between the two sections nearone point of attach ment offering a material frictional resistance to angular movement.
5. Device according to claim d in which the hinge connection has shanks loosely received in pockets on the two fabric sections respectively.
6. A knee support comprising two sections having means for securing them to a leg above and below the knee respectively, an apron depending from the front of the upper section, an apron extending upwardly from the front of the lower section, said aprons being arranged in overlapped relation and terminating at the opposite sides of the)support, and means cooperating with said aprons to secure said sections together at the opposite sides of said support, said securing means permitting relative angular movement of said sections.
7. Device according to claim 6 in which said sections open at one side of the device and are provided with means for holding the same in closed position.
In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature.
(Mrs. A.) BESSIE B. VAN HARLINGEN.
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US2467907A (en) * 1946-11-30 1949-04-19 Arthur C Peckham Corrective and protective knee brace
US2980111A (en) * 1959-01-30 1961-04-18 Langman David Leg bandage
US3463147A (en) * 1966-06-28 1969-08-26 Frank F Stubbs Body joint support
US4490855A (en) * 1983-06-10 1985-01-01 Figgie International Inc. Knee pad
US4593416A (en) * 1983-06-10 1986-06-10 Figgie International Inc. Knee pad
US4607628A (en) * 1985-05-23 1986-08-26 Dashefsky Joseph H Patella support brace
US4649906A (en) * 1984-06-15 1987-03-17 Spademan Richard George Cuff device
WO1988001855A1 (en) * 1986-09-09 1988-03-24 Jago Research Ag Knee bandage
US4856500A (en) * 1988-03-16 1989-08-15 Spademan Richard George Cuff device
US4928670A (en) * 1988-12-06 1990-05-29 Delorenzo Richard Human knee joint stabilizing orthosis with semi-rigid, substantial encasement means for lower leg
US5002045A (en) * 1988-03-16 1991-03-26 Spademan Richard George Cuff device
US5626557A (en) * 1996-01-11 1997-05-06 D'mannco, Inc Knee brace having an inflatable bladder and exterior support element
US9125730B2 (en) 2011-10-31 2015-09-08 Ossur Hf Orthopedic device for dynamically treating the knee
US9220624B2 (en) 2010-09-16 2015-12-29 Ossur Hf Posterior cruciate ligament support brace
US9351864B2 (en) 2013-01-25 2016-05-31 Ossur Hf Orthopedic device having a dynamic control system
US9539135B2 (en) 2013-01-25 2017-01-10 Ossur Hf Orthopedic device having a dynamic control system and method for using the same
US9622899B2 (en) 2011-12-07 2017-04-18 Ossur Hf Device having hinge for treatment of anterior and posterior cruciate ligament injuries and method for using the same
US10143581B2 (en) 2013-06-21 2018-12-04 Ossur Hf Dynamic tension system for orthopedic device
US10413437B2 (en) 2013-01-25 2019-09-17 Ossur Iceland Ehf Orthopedic device having a dynamic control system and method for using the same
US10512305B2 (en) 2014-07-11 2019-12-24 Ossur Hf Tightening system with a tension control mechanism
US10653546B2 (en) 2014-10-31 2020-05-19 Ossur Hf Orthopedic device having a dynamic control system
US10709593B2 (en) 2015-11-11 2020-07-14 Gene Hur Knee pain treatment apparatus and method of use
US11547590B2 (en) 2017-11-27 2023-01-10 Ossur Iceland Ehf Orthopedic device having a suspension element

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US2467907A (en) * 1946-11-30 1949-04-19 Arthur C Peckham Corrective and protective knee brace
US2980111A (en) * 1959-01-30 1961-04-18 Langman David Leg bandage
US3463147A (en) * 1966-06-28 1969-08-26 Frank F Stubbs Body joint support
US4490855A (en) * 1983-06-10 1985-01-01 Figgie International Inc. Knee pad
US4593416A (en) * 1983-06-10 1986-06-10 Figgie International Inc. Knee pad
US4649906A (en) * 1984-06-15 1987-03-17 Spademan Richard George Cuff device
WO1988004543A1 (en) * 1984-06-15 1988-06-30 Spademan Richard George Self-adjusting cuff device
US4607628A (en) * 1985-05-23 1986-08-26 Dashefsky Joseph H Patella support brace
WO1988001855A1 (en) * 1986-09-09 1988-03-24 Jago Research Ag Knee bandage
US4856500A (en) * 1988-03-16 1989-08-15 Spademan Richard George Cuff device
US5002045A (en) * 1988-03-16 1991-03-26 Spademan Richard George Cuff device
US4928670A (en) * 1988-12-06 1990-05-29 Delorenzo Richard Human knee joint stabilizing orthosis with semi-rigid, substantial encasement means for lower leg
US5626557A (en) * 1996-01-11 1997-05-06 D'mannco, Inc Knee brace having an inflatable bladder and exterior support element
US9220624B2 (en) 2010-09-16 2015-12-29 Ossur Hf Posterior cruciate ligament support brace
US10898363B2 (en) 2011-10-31 2021-01-26 Ossur Hf Orthopedic device for dynamically treating the knee
US9763821B2 (en) 2011-10-31 2017-09-19 Ossur Iceland Ehf Orthopedic device for dynamically treating the knee
US9770356B2 (en) 2011-10-31 2017-09-26 Ossur Hf Orthopedic device for dynamically treating the knee
US9125730B2 (en) 2011-10-31 2015-09-08 Ossur Hf Orthopedic device for dynamically treating the knee
US9622899B2 (en) 2011-12-07 2017-04-18 Ossur Hf Device having hinge for treatment of anterior and posterior cruciate ligament injuries and method for using the same
US9351864B2 (en) 2013-01-25 2016-05-31 Ossur Hf Orthopedic device having a dynamic control system
US9539135B2 (en) 2013-01-25 2017-01-10 Ossur Hf Orthopedic device having a dynamic control system and method for using the same
US11464662B2 (en) 2013-01-25 2022-10-11 Ossur Iceland Ehf Orthopedic device having a dynamic control system and method for using the same
US10413437B2 (en) 2013-01-25 2019-09-17 Ossur Iceland Ehf Orthopedic device having a dynamic control system and method for using the same
US11160679B2 (en) 2013-06-21 2021-11-02 Ossur Hf Dynamic tension system for orthopedic device
US10143581B2 (en) 2013-06-21 2018-12-04 Ossur Hf Dynamic tension system for orthopedic device
US10512305B2 (en) 2014-07-11 2019-12-24 Ossur Hf Tightening system with a tension control mechanism
US10653546B2 (en) 2014-10-31 2020-05-19 Ossur Hf Orthopedic device having a dynamic control system
US11628081B2 (en) 2014-10-31 2023-04-18 Ossur Hf Orthopedic device having a dynamic control system
US10709593B2 (en) 2015-11-11 2020-07-14 Gene Hur Knee pain treatment apparatus and method of use
US11547590B2 (en) 2017-11-27 2023-01-10 Ossur Iceland Ehf Orthopedic device having a suspension element

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