Adjustable splint
First Claim
1. An adjustable splint assembly comprising a lower strut, an upper strut pivotably connected to said lower strut, one of said struts having at one end thereof a pivotably mounted head portion including a cam surface, the other of said struts comprising a tubular member having a longitudinal bore therein, adjustable biasing means located within the longitudinal bore in said tubular member and comprising a camming element located in said bore at one end of said tubular member and adapted to engage said cam surface of head portion of the said one strut, spring means located within said bore for exerting a pushing force on said camming member to bias said camming member into engagement with said cam surface of said head portion so as to apply a quantifiable force tending to align said upper and lower struts, an adjustment means located at the other end of said tubular member for enabling the pushing force exerted by said spring means on said camming element to be adjusted from the said other end of said tubular member, measuring means associated with said adjustment means for indicating the pushing force exerted by said spring means, and means for securing said splint assembly to a limb.
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Abstract
An adjustable splint assembly comprising a lower strut and an upper strut pivotably connected to said lower strut, one of said struts having at one end a pivotably mounted head portion defining a cam surface, an adjustable biasing means mounted within the other strut and biased into engagement with said cam surface, for applying a quantifiable force tending to align said upper and lower struts and means for securing said splint assembly to a limb.
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6 Claims
- 1. An adjustable splint assembly comprising a lower strut, an upper strut pivotably connected to said lower strut, one of said struts having at one end thereof a pivotably mounted head portion including a cam surface, the other of said struts comprising a tubular member having a longitudinal bore therein, adjustable biasing means located within the longitudinal bore in said tubular member and comprising a camming element located in said bore at one end of said tubular member and adapted to engage said cam surface of head portion of the said one strut, spring means located within said bore for exerting a pushing force on said camming member to bias said camming member into engagement with said cam surface of said head portion so as to apply a quantifiable force tending to align said upper and lower struts, an adjustment means located at the other end of said tubular member for enabling the pushing force exerted by said spring means on said camming element to be adjusted from the said other end of said tubular member, measuring means associated with said adjustment means for indicating the pushing force exerted by said spring means, and means for securing said splint assembly to a limb.
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