- Shaped skis are outstanding. 'And here to stay. But when a shaped ski hooks—a knee injury can occur.
- The result. Injuries and ruptures of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) are now the #-1 injury in alpine skiing.
- We're skiers, engineers, and former employees of major ski binding companies.
- We know that recently published, award-winning, bio-tech science¹ proves that
pure lateral (straight sideways) heel release will minimize the main type of
skiing-knee injuries.
- KneeBindingTM — now introduced to the trade — is the only alpine ski binding with pure lateral heel release˛.
- KneeBinding technology delivers powerful retention for aggressive skiing.
- Now you can order KneeBinding for delivery on October 1, 2008. Starting then, you can ski with knee-friendly confidence.
- There are two KneeBinding models. The M970—DIN 5-13. The V970—DIN 3-9. The
M970 features powerful Formula-1 valve springs precision-crafted for maximum retention in the most unforgiving conditions. The
V970 utilizes springs that are tuned for a broad blend of recreational alpine enjoyment.
- KneeBinding—full-out alpine ski bindings proven to be knee-friendly. 'Here´s
how to order.
Awarded “Innovation of the Year”, SIA ski trade show, Feb 1, 2008.
1 — Bio-tech science proving pure lateral heel release mitigates
skiing ACL injuries is published in the Journal of Medicine and Science
in Sports and Exercise (The
Official Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine),
2004, "Effect of Ski Binding Parameters on Knee Biomechanics: A
Three-Dimensional Computational Study", by N. St-Onge, Y. Chevalier, N.
Hagemeister, M. Van De Putte and J. de Guise of the Orthopedic Research
Center of the University of Montreal Hospital, Montreal, Canada.
"Paper presented at ISSS-Pontresina, April, 2003".
˛ — “Diagonal release” only allows boots to move laterally AFTER moving upward. The main type of knee injury (Phantom Foot) involves backward-twisting-abduction loads. “Diagonal release” cannot respond when a “backward” component is present. // “Turn-table” bindings have “side-lugs” that completely block boots from releasing through them. It is impossible for any turn-table binding to allow a boot to release laterally (sideways) at the heel.
U.S. Patent 7,318,598 and other patents pending
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