Adjustable orthotic brace
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1. An adjustable Orthotic bracing system comprising:
- (a) a bracing element including a first lever hinged to a second lever;
(b) an attaching element restraining said bracing element to a limb;
(c) a loading transducer altering at least one of said bracing element and said attaching element in response to a fist signal;
(d) a program for a data processing device including a program instruction; and
(e) a data processing device outputting said first signal to said loading transducer in response to said program instruction.
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Abstract
An Orthotic brace is adjustable in response to a sensed brace parameter or a treatment regimen to optimize the attachment of the brace to a limb and alter the support provided to the muscles and ligaments of the joint.
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13 Claims
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1. An adjustable Orthotic bracing system comprising:
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(a) a bracing element including a first lever hinged to a second lever;
(b) an attaching element restraining said bracing element to a limb;
(c) a loading transducer altering at least one of said bracing element and said attaching element in response to a fist signal;
(d) a program for a data processing device including a program instruction; and
(e) a data processing device outputting said first signal to said loading transducer in response to said program instruction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of supporting a joint of a limb comprising the steps of
(a) binding a first lever to a first element of said limb; -
(b) binding a second lever to a second element of said limb, said second element of said limb being connected to said first element by said joint and said second lever being joined to said first lever by a hinge proximal said joint, said hinge facilitating substantially relative rotation of said first and said second levers while substantially resisting other relative motion of said levers; and
(c) altering at least one of a force and a displacement of at least one of said first lever, said second lever, and said binding of at least one for said first and said second levers in response to at least one of a treatment regimen and a sensed characteristic of at least one of said first and said second levers and said binding. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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