Dynamic Accessory for the Protection and Bracing of the Tibial Plateau, Kneecap and Knee
20200390166 · 2020-12-17
Inventors
Cpc classification
A61F5/00
HUMAN NECESSITIES
International classification
A41D31/14
HUMAN NECESSITIES
Abstract
The dynamic accessory for protection, bracing, and stabilization of the tibial plateau, kneecap, and knee designed in the specified form, embodied by a single, open, continuous piece, including elastic microfiber fabric, neoprene, foam padding, and breathable and non-breathable fabric that surrounds the perimeter of the user's leg under the knee and in an enveloping maneuver surrounds the tibial plateau and knee, encircling it and closing onto itself and its ends, without covering the popliteal fossa. The stabilizers, specially designed to be situated inside the sectorized pocket that is designed in a concave and convex curved shape, used to promote the kinesthetic function. They also create an air chamber in order to avoid condensation from sweat and allow ventilation, as well as providing space to adapt to the users leg according to the activity carried out. Connected devices are added to implement the function of the accessory.
Claims
1. A dynamic accessory for the protection and bracing of a tibial plateau, kneecap and knee, comprising materials of elastic microfiber fabric, neoprene, foam padding, and breathable and non-breathable fabric, located perimetrically on an inferior part of the knee and held by hook and loop fasteners wherein the dynamic accessory comprises one continuous piece contoured with curved and straight edges, encircling the inferior part of the knee, ascending in two subsections of different length through a contour of the kneecap and lateral areas of the knee, crossing above a superior part of the kneecap and wrapping around a thigh, while leaving a popliteal fossa free and comprising at least one sectioned pocket providing a chamber of air, that houses the central stabilizers of the tibial plateau in a concave shape and lateral stabilizers of the tibial plateau and kneecap in a curving shape similar to a silhouette of a duck without a bill and its extensions in a shape of an edge of a saw, and sectioned pockets that house the two pairs of stabilizers encircling lateral ligaments in the form of a flat chain; wherein sides of the at least one sectioned pocket have a form of alternating concave-convex curves with different radius and angles on each side.
2. A dynamic accessory for the protection and bracing of a tibial plateau, kneecap and knee, comprising materials of elastic microfiber fabric, neoprene, foam padding, and breathable and non-breathable fabric, placed perimetrically on an inferior of the knee and held in place through a hook and loop closing system wherein the dynamic accessory is made of a single continuous piece contoured with curved and straight edges, wrapping around the inferior part of the knee while leaving a popliteal fossa free, with at least one sectioned pocket providing a chamber of air and a space that houses a central stabilizer of the tibial plateau concave in shape and to lateral stabilizers of the tibial plateau and kneecap in a curved shape similar to a duck without a bill and with an oversized head; wherein sides of the at least one sectioned pocket have an alternating concave-convex shape with different radius and angles on each side.
3. The dynamic accessory for the protection and bracing of the tibial plateau, kneecap and knee, comprising materials of elastic microfiber fabric, neoprene, foam padding, and breathable and non-breathable fabric, placed perimetrically on the inferior of the knee and held in place through the hook and loop closing system and wrapping around the lateral ligaments according to claim 1, wherein a length of the stabilizers of the tibial plateau and kneecap in the curved shape similar to the silhouette of the duck without the bill with ends in the shape of teeth of the saw is greater than a length of the stabilizers of the tibial plateau and kneecap with a curved shape similar to the silhouette of the duck without the bill and an oversized head.
4. The dynamic accessory for the protection and bracing of the tibial plateau, kneecap and knee, comprising materials of elastic microfiber fabric, neoprene, foam padding, and breathable and non-breathable fabric, placed perimetrically on a low side of the knee and held in place through the hook and loop closing system and wrapping around the lateral ligaments according to claim 1 wherein the length of the two pairs of stabilizers that encircle the lateral ligaments is greater than the length of the stabilizers of the tibial plateau and kneecap, which end in the shape of the teeth of the saw.
5. The dynamic accessory for the protection and bracing of the tibial plateau, kneecap and knee, comprising materials of elastic microfiber fabric, neoprene, foam padding, and breathable and non-breathable fabric, placed perimetrically on a low side of the knee and held in place through the hook and loop closing system and wrapping around the lateral ligaments according to claim 1, wherein the at least one sectioned pocket is curved in shape at its superior ends and comprises a concave and convex curve in which each side has different radius and angles.
6. The dynamic accessory for the protection and bracing of the tibial plateau, kneecap and knee, comprising materials of elastic microfiber fabric, neoprene, foam padding, and breathable and non-breathable fabric, placed perimetrically on a low part of the knee and held in place through the hook and loop closing system and wrapping around the lateral ligaments according to claim 1, further comprising an elastic longitudinal strap with and/or without tension located on a middle part of its external side.
7. The dynamic accessory for the protection and bracing of the tibial plateau, kneecap and knee, comprising materials of elastic microfiber fabric, neoprene, foam padding, and breathable and non-breathable fabric, placed perimetrically on a lower side of the knee and held in place through the hook and loop closing system and wrapping around the lateral ligaments according to claim 1, comprising an elastic longitudinal strap with and/or without tension located on a middle of the external face, complemented on its posterior lateral external part of the dynamic accessory for the protection and bracing of the tibial plateau, kneecap, and knee with an elastic transversal strap with and/or without tension.
8. The dynamic accessory for the protection and bracing of the tibial plateau, kneecap and knee, comprising materials of elastic microfiber fabric, neoprene, foam padding, and breathable and non-breathable fabric, placed perimetrically on a low side of the knee and held in place through the hook and loop closing system and wrapping around the lateral ligaments according to claim 7, wherein above the elastic longitudinal strap with and/or without tension, there is a bracing strap superimposed with one or two buckles at one of its ends, and a hook and loop system to close it on the opposite end, through the posterior lateral external part of the dynamic accessory for the protection and bracing of the tibial plateau, kneecap and knee, under the elastic transversal strap with and/or without tension.
9. The dynamic accessory for the protection and bracing of the tibial plateau, kneecap and knee, comprising materials of elastic microfiber fabric, neoprene, foam padding, and breathable and non-breathable fabric, placed perimetrically on a low side of the knee and held in place through the hook and loop closing system and wrapping around the lateral ligaments according to claim 1 wherein a bracing tongue, comprising a single continuous piece attached on one of its ends, to an exterior face of the dynamic accessory for the protection and bracing of the tibial plateau, kneecap and knee, leaving an other end of the bracing tongue free; wherein once the dynamic accessory for the protection and bracing of the tibial plateau, kneecap and knee is both placed and braced around the perimeter of a leg of a user at the inferior and lateral parts of the knee and kneecap, the bracing tongue wraps the dynamic accessory for protection and bracing and fixes itself at a level of a tibial area, through a hook and loop closing system provided by the bracing tongue on its interior side, just as the dynamic accessory for protection and bracing does on its exterior side.
10. The dynamic accessory for the protection and bracing of the tibial plateau, kneecap and knee, comprising materials of elastic microfiber fabric, neoprene, foam padding, and breathable and non-breathable fabric, placed perimetrically on the inferior of the knee and held in place through a hook and loop closing system and wrapping the lateral ligaments according to claim 1, wherein a wrapping section through an inferior and frontal part of the knee is presented in three sections, wherein a central part, comprises a strategically situated slit on one of its ends and two lateral sections one on each side of the central section.
11. The dynamic accessory for the protection and bracing of the tibial plateau, kneecap and knee, comprising materials based on elastic microfiber, neoprene, foams and breathable and non-breathable textiles, located perimetrically in a lower part of the knee by means of hook and loop closure elements for fabrics and wrapping around the lateral ligaments according to claim 1, comprising two elastic straps with and/or without tension, joined together by gluing, sewing, thermo-sealing or any fixing system, to an internal or external central front part of a dynamic complement of protection and support of the tibial plateau, patella and knee, which intersect at a level of an anterior cruciate ligament, and extend longitudinally, towards the lateral ligaments.
12. The dynamic accessory for the protection and bracing of the tibial plateau, kneecap and knee, comprising materials based on elastic microfiber, neoprene, foams and breathable and non-breathable textile, located perimetrically at a bottom of the knee by means of hook and loop closure elements and wrapping around the lateral ligaments according to claim 1, wherein two elastic straps with and/or without tension, joined together by gluing, sewing, thermo-sealing or any fixation system, to an external or internal central back part of a dynamic complement of protection and support of the tibial plateau, patella and knee, which cross at the level of the posterior cruciate ligament, and extend longitudinally, towards collateral ligaments.
13. The dynamic accessory for the protection and bracing of the tibial plateau, kneecap and knee, comprising materials of elastic microfiber fabric, neoprene, foam padding, and breathable and non-breathable fabric, placed perimetrically on a low part of the knee and held in place through the hook and loop closing system according to claim 2, wherein the at least one sectioned pocket comprises a concave-convex curved form on each of its ends.
14. The dynamic accessory for the protection and bracing of the tibial plateau, kneecap and knee, comprising materials of elastic microfiber fabric, neoprene, foam padding, and breathable and non-breathable fabric, placed perimetrically on the inferior of the knee and held in place through the hook and loop closing system according to claim 2, wherein a middle part of an exterior side comprises an elastic longitudinal strap with and/or without tension.
15. The dynamic accessory for the protection and bracing of the tibial plateau, kneecap and knee, comprising materials of elastic microfiber fabric, neoprene, foam padding, and breathable and non-breathable fabric, placed perimetrically on a low part of the knee and held in place through the hook and loop closing system according to claim 2, wherein a middle part of an exterior side comprises an elastic longitudinal strap with and/or without tension, complemented by an elastic band with and/or without tension a posterior external side of the Dynamic accessory for the protection and bracing of the tibial plateau, kneecap, and knee.
16. The dynamic accessory for the protection and bracing of the tibial plateau, kneecap and knee, comprising materials of elastic microfiber fabric, neoprene, foam padding, and breathable and non-breathable fabric, placed perimetrically on the inferior of the knee and held in place through a hook and loop closing system according to claim 2, characterized because above the elastic longitudinal strap (with and/or without tension), there is a superimposed bracing strap, with one or two buckles at one of its ends, and the hook and loop closing system on the opposite end, through the external posterior lateral part of the Dynamic accessory for the protection and bracing of the tibial plateau, kneecap, and knee, under the elastic transversal strap (with and/or without tension).
17. The dynamic accessory for the protection and bracing of the tibial plateau, kneecap and knee, comprising materials of elastic microfiber fabric, neoprene, foam padding, and breathable and non-breathable fabric, placed perimetrically below the knee and held in place through the hook and loop closing system according to claim 2, comprising a bracing tongue attached by one of its ends to an exterior face of the dynamic accessory for the protection and bracing through an external hind lateral part of the dynamic accessory for the protection and bracing of the tibial plateau, kneecap and knee leaving an other end of the bracing tongue free; wherein once the dynamic accessory for the protection and bracing of the tibial plateau, kneecap and knee is both placed and braced, around a perimeter of a leg of a user at the inferior and lateral parts of the knee and kneecap, the bracing tongue wraps around the dynamic accessory for protection and bracing and fixes itself at a level of a tibial area, through a hook and loop closing system provided by the bracing tongue on its interior side, just as the dynamic accessory for protection and bracing does on its exterior side.
18. The dynamic accessory for the protection and support of the tibial plateau, kneecap and knee, comprising materials of elastic microfiber fabric, neoprene, foam padding, and breathable and non-breathable fabric, placed perimetrically below the knee and held in place through the hook and loop closing system according to claim 2, comprising three sections, wherein a central section comprises a strategically situated slit on one of its two ends and two lateral sections on either side of the central section.
19. The dynamic accessory for the protection and support of the tibial plateau, kneecap and knee, comprising materials of elastic microfiber, neoprene, foams and breathable and non-breathable textile, located perimetrically in a lower part of the knee by means of hook and loop closure elements for materials and enveloping lateral ligaments according to claim 2, wherein a dynamic complement closes on itself, with a joint connection between its two lateral ends by gluing, sewing, heat-sealing or any fixing system, surrounding a perimeter below the knee, and in an enveloping maneuver over the kneecap and knee, without the need to use hook and loop closure systems.
20. The dynamic accessory for the protection and support of the tibial plateau, kneecap and knee, comprising materials based on elastic microfiber fabrics, neoprene, foams and breathable and non-breathable textiles, located to cover a perimeter around a lower part of the knee by means of hook and loop closure elements for fabrics and wrapping in lateral ligaments according to claim 2, wherein it increases a height of its front central section, which corresponds to the at least one sectioned pocket and its sides, to cover a greater surface area of a patella, and increases a height of a posterior lateral part of the dynamic accessory for the protection and support of the tibial plateau, kneecap and knee, wherein in an enveloping maneuver, it closes on a greater surface area of the patella, aiding in the knee stability.
21. The dynamic accessory for the protection and support of the tibial plateau, kneecap and knee, comprising materials based on elastic microfiber fabrics, neoprene, foams and breathable and non-breathable textiles, located perimetrically around a lower part of the knee by means of hook and loop closure elements for fabrics and wrapping around lateral ligaments according to claim 2, comprising two elastic tapes with and/or without tension, joined together by gluing, sewing, heat-sealing or any fixing system, to an internal or external central front part of a complement to the dynamic protection and support of the tibial plateau, patella and knee, which intersect at a level of an anterior cruciate ligament, and extend longitudinally, towards the lateral ligaments.
22. The dynamic accessory for the protection and bracing of the tibial plateau, kneecap and knee, comprising materials of elastic microfiber fabrics, neoprene, foams and breathable and non-breathable textile, located perimetrically around a lower part of the knee by means of hook and loop closure elements for fabrics and wrapping in lateral ligaments according to claim 2, comprising two elastic tapes with and/or without tension, joined together by gluing, sewing, thermo-sealing or any fixing system, to an external or internal central back part of a complement dynamic protection and support of the tibial plateau, patella and knee, which cross at a level of the posterior cruciate ligament, and extend longitudinally, towards collateral ligaments.
23. The dynamic accessory for the protection and bracing of the tibial plateau, kneecap and knee, comprising materials based on elastic microfiber fabrics, neoprene, foams and breathable and non-breathable textiles, located perimetrically around a lower part of the knee by means of hook and loop closure elements for fabrics and wrapping in lateral ligaments according to claim 2, comprising two stabilizers in a shape of an elongated oval housed in the at least one sectioned pocket, located in line with an external and internal lateral area of the knee.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0039] The attached drawings show possible forms of creating the knee brace, constituted with the disclosure and provided as a non-limiting example.
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[0071] It also incorporates two elastic straps (29,29), (both with and/or without tension), to the external or internal central back part of the dynamic accessory for the protection and bracing of the tibial plateau, kneecap and knee (1), which cross at the level of the posterior cruciate ligament, and which extend longitudinally, towards the collateral ligaments, as well as, two elastic bands (28,28), (both with and/or without tension), to the internal or external central front part of the dynamic accessory for the protection and bracing of the tibial plateau, kneecap and knee (1), which cross at the level of the anterior cruciate ligament, and extend longitudinally, towards the lateral ligaments.
[0072] The sides (17,18) of the sectioned pocket (2) have an alternating concave-convex shape with varying radius and angles on each side. The dynamic accessory for the protection and support of the tibial plateau, kneecap and knee (made in one continuous piece), embodied in this form, has 2 subsections of different length (25,26) ascending towards the thigh of the user. In the figure is presented details of the fastening strap (14) to the thigh of the user of the dynamic accessory for the protection and bracing of the tibial plateau, kneecap and knee (1) by the closing system of hooks and loops.
[0073] The central stabilizer of the tibial plateau (4) in a bowl-shape that reinforces the protection of the patellar tendon, as well as the anterior cruciate ligament. The lateral stabilizers of the tibial plateau and kneecap (10,11) located at the height of the external and internal of the tibial plateau and internal and external femoral condyles in a curved shape, with extensions in the form of a saw (15,16) protect the kneecap, with an encircling movement around the entire extension of the kneecap, that reinforces the protection of the external or lateral meniscus and of the internal or medial meniscus, as well as the correct location of the kneecap during movement. The two pairs of stabilizers surround the two lateral ligaments (13,13), housed in the sectioned pockets (12, 12) are shown in the shape of flat interlocked chain links, and are used by surrounding the side above the superficial lateral of the kneecap, tibia, and femur, reinforcing the natural movement of the ligaments and their proper elasticity. The two subsections with different lengths (25,26) surround the kneecap on its anterior part and cross along the back of the knee on its upper edge, leaving the popliteal fossa free.
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