Abstract: A knee brace assembly for various uses, e.g., restricting anterior tibial movement. The knee brace assembly includes a proximal cuff for engaging the wearer's leg above the knee and a distal cuff for engaging the wearer's leg below the knee. The proximal and distal cuffs are linked together by a hinge that permits pivotal movement of the proximal cuff relative to the distal cuff. The proximal cuff has lateral and medial portions each having a slot extending there along. A strap guiding assembly is slidably mounted within each of the slots. Each strap guiding assembly is arranged to slide between a proximal extreme when the wearer's leg is in flexion and a distal extreme as the wearer extends his or her leg. A biasing device biases each strap guiding assembly towards its proximal extreme. A cross-strap, having free ends and a length, is provided for engagement with the wearer's leg. The cross-strap attaches to the wearer's leg below the knee and wraps behind the knee in crisscross fashion.

Abstract: Knee braces for various uses, e.g., restricting anterior tibial movement. The braces include a frame, leg mounting straps, and a pressure applicator. The frame is made up of an integral unit including a pair of elongated support rods and a bridging member connecting the rods. In one embodiment the pressure applicator comprises a posterior thigh restraining strap, a portion of the bridging member and a calf cuff pivotally connected to that portion of the bridging member by a single anterior pivot so that the calf cuff can pivot about plural axes with respect to the bridging member. The frame is movably coupled to the upper leg of the person so that the rods can translate forwardly, along the medial and lateral sides of the upper leg, respectively, until the restraining strap resists such forward movement.

Abstract: Knee braces for various uses, e.g., restricting anterior tibial movement. The braces include a frame, leg mounting straps, and a pressure applicator. The frame is made up of an integral unit including a pair of elongated support rods and a bridging member connecting the rods. In one embodiment the pressure applicator comprises a posterior thigh restraining strap, a portion of the bridging member and a calf cuff pivotally connected to that portion of the bridging member by a single anterior pivot so that the calf cuff can pivot about plural axes with respect to the bridging member. The frame is movably coupled to the upper leg of the person so that the rods can translate forwardly, along the medial and lateral sides of the upper leg, respectively, until the restraining strap resists such forward movement.

Abstract: Knee braces for various uses, e.g., restricting anterior tibial movement. The braces include a frame, leg mounting straps, and a pressure applicator. The frame is made up of an integral unit including a pair of elongated support rods and a bridging member connecting the rods. In one embodiment the pressure applicator comprises a posterior thigh restraining strap, a portion of the bridging member and a calf cuff pivotally connected to that portion of the bridging member by a single anterior pivot so that the calf cuff can pivot about plural axes with respect to the bridging member. The frame is movably coupled to the upper leg of the person so that the rods can translate forwardly, along the medial and lateral sides of the upper leg, respectively, until the restraining strap resists such forward movement.

Abstract: A sleeve to hold an orthopedic knee brace in place on the knee of a person. The sleeve is elastic, e.g., neoprene, to enable it to be stretched to encircle the person's calf, and has a top end, an inner surface, an outer surface. A strap is secured to the top end of the sleeve. A brace mount is secured on the outer surface of the sleeve. The inner surface of the sleeve is resistant to sliding on the skin of the person when the sleeve is in place on the person's calf. The strap has an elongated free end portion arranged to be wrapped around at least a portion of the sleeve adjacent the top end and to be releasably secured in that position, whereupon the inside diameter of the portion of the sleeve underlying the strap is confined to a diameter which is less than the diameter of the widest portion of the wearer's calf so that the sleeve is precluded from slipping down the calf.

Abstract: A knee brace assembly for various uses, e.g., restricting anterior tibial movement. The knee brace assembly includes a proximal cuff for engaging the wearer's leg above the knee and a distal cuff for engaging the wearer's leg below the knee. The proximal and distal cuffs are linked together by a hinge that permits pivotal movement of the proximal cuff relative to the distal cuff. The proximal cuff has lateral and medial portions each having a slot extending there along. A strap guiding assembly is slidably mounted within each of the slots. Each strap guiding assembly is arranged to slide between a proximal extreme when the wearer's leg is in flexion and a distal extreme as the wearer extends his or her leg. A biasing device biases each strap guiding assembly towards its proximal extreme. A cross-strap, having free ends and a length, is provided for engagement with the wearer's leg.