Floating pivot hinge and knee brace

摘要: A knee brace includes a thigh cuff having inner and outer spaced arms adapted to extend along the user's toward knee, calf including floating pivot axis hinges rotatably connecting of each pair. The hinge is formed by pair juxtaposed plates, face in opposition on plate, with concave groove face. bearing ball confined between opposed faces retained grooves. spring, bellville or disk spring biases plates together when positioned grooves between. provides for rotation said thereby braces relative other, allowing simultaneously slide other. floats depending degree pivoting sliding movement wearer' s joint as result flexion thereof.