This invention was made with government support under Grant No. R44-HD055019 awarded by the National Institute of Health. The government has certain rights in the invention.
This invention was made with an award from the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Department of Commercialization and Innovation, under Grant Agreement KSTC-184-512-08-050 with the Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation.
FIG. 1 is top perspective view of the leg brace of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view thereof
FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof.
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