ORTHOPAEDIC BRACE HAVING A RANGE OF MOTION HINGE WITH RADIALLY ACTUATED STOPS

摘要

A range of motion (ROM) hinge assembly is provided for an orthopedic brace. The ROM hinge provides for the selective adjustment of both flexion angle or range of motion and an extension angle or range of motion about an axis of the hinge assembly which typically corresponds to a joint axis of a user. The adjustment of the flexion and extension angles is accomplished by radially actuated stops (18, 20). The stops (one for flexion and one for extension) are positively biased into one of a plurality of selective positions (50-53); (one set for flexion and another set for extension) and disengagable by the user to set the respective range of motion of the struts (12, 14).