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Continuous passive motion apparatus

  • US 20030073939A1
  • Filed: 02/23/2001
  • Published: 04/17/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A continuous passive motion apparatus for therapeutic treatment of at least one finger of a patient'"'"'s hand, comprising:

  • a drive unit, adapted to be carried from a palmer aspect of a hand splint adapted to be worn about a forearm of the patient proximate to the hand, and incorporating a motor driven drive tube actuatable over a selectable range of motion;

    a flexion and extension assembly connected to the drive tube and including at least one finger motion assembly pivotally interconnected to a proximal end of the drive tube by a quaternion coupler adapted to enable movement of the finger motion assembly in at least 2 degrees of freedom relative to the coupler; and

    at least one finger splint releasably connected to a distal end of the finger motion assembly and adapted to receive a distal phalanx of the at least one finger, the finger splint being formed from a flexible sheet material that incorporates layers selected from the group including stiffening, bend memory, and hypo-allergenic adhesive layers.

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