Patents by Inventor Kazuyoshi Gamada

Kazuyoshi Gamada has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Non-surgical correcting abnormal knee loading
    Patent number: 7435234
    Abstract: The invention provides hinges for use in knee braces to correct and prevent knee pathology. Further provided are knee braces comprising the hinges of the present invention to correct and prevent knee pathology including osteoarthritis. Also provided are methods of treating knee pathology by using the hinges and braces of the present invention to apply a corrective rotational force and an off-loading force to the affected knee compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Colorado, a Body Corporate
    Inventor: Kazuyoshi Gamada
  • Non-Surgically Correcting Abnormal Knee Loading: Treatment and Training Equipment
    Publication number: 20080051684
    Abstract: The invention provides a device and a method for exercising a user's leg whose lower leg tibial portion can be rotatably controlled during exercise. The device includes user-controlled rotatable drums connected to a sheet that surrounds a lower leg cuff for rotating and providing corrective forces on a user's knee joint during leg exercise. The device can be used with weight training equipment commonly found in commercial gyms, as well as in a user's home, or in clinics, to assist in rehabilitating malaligned knee joints.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2005
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventor: Kazuyoshi Gamada
  • Non-surgical correcting abnormal knee loading
    Publication number: 20070100265
    Abstract: The invention provides hinges for use in knee braces to correct and prevent knee pathology. Further provided are knee braces comprising the hinges of the present invention to correct and prevent knee pathology including osteoarthritis. Also provided are methods of treating knee pathology by using the hinges and braces of the present invention to apply a corrective rotational force and an off-loading force to the affected knee compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2004
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of Colorado, a Body Corporate
    Inventor: Kazuyoshi Gamada