Fully adjustable shoulder brace
First Claim
1. An adjustable shoulder brace mountable on a human body having a torso and an arm attached thereto at a shoulder, the arm having an upper arm and a forearm attached to the upper arm at an elbow, said shoulder brace comprising:
- a substantially rigid support member;
means for anchoring said rigid support member to the torso;
means for supporting the upper arm;
means for connecting said upper arm support means to said support member;
means integral with said connecting means for selectively fixing a shoulder abduction angle;
means integral with said connecting means for selectively fixing a shoulder flexion angle; and
means integral with said upper arm support means for selectively fixing a shoulder rotation angle.
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Abstract
An adjustable shoulder brace is provided for stabilizing and immobilizing the shoulder following an injury or surgical trauma to the soft tissue thereof. The shoulder brace is mountable on the arm and torso to isolate the shoulder and is fully adjustable across the abduction, flexion and rotation ranges of motion of the shoulder to enable fixation of the shoulder in virtually any rehabilitative position. The brace is made up of a series of rigid support members secured to the body of the patient, and a plurality of selectively rotatable and lockable joints adjustably interconnecting the support members. The combined effect of the joints simulates the entire range of motion of the shoulder.
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24 Claims
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1. An adjustable shoulder brace mountable on a human body having a torso and an arm attached thereto at a shoulder, the arm having an upper arm and a forearm attached to the upper arm at an elbow, said shoulder brace comprising:
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a substantially rigid support member; means for anchoring said rigid support member to the torso; means for supporting the upper arm; means for connecting said upper arm support means to said support member; means integral with said connecting means for selectively fixing a shoulder abduction angle; means integral with said connecting means for selectively fixing a shoulder flexion angle; and means integral with said upper arm support means for selectively fixing a shoulder rotation angle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An adjustable shoulder brace mountable on a human body having a torso and an arm attached thereto at a shoulder, the arm having a proximal upper arm and a distal forearm attached to the upper arm at an elbow, said shoulder brace comprising:
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a rigid torso bar having a proximal end and a distal end; a rigid upper arm linkage having a proximal end, a distal end and a longitudinal axis; and a joint assembly adjustably connecting said torso bar to said upper arm linkage, wherein said joint assembly includes a shoulder abduction joint having a first axis of rotation for selectively fixing a shoulder abduction angle between the upper arm and torso, and a shoulder flexion joint having a second axis of rotation for selectively fixing a shoulder flexion angle between the upper arm and torso. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An adjustable shoulder brace mountable on a human body having a torso and an arm attached thereto at a shoulder, the arm having a proximal upper arm and a distal forearm attached to the upper arm at an elbow, said shoulder brace comprising:
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a rigid torso bar having a proximal end and a distal end; a rigid upper arm linkage having a proximal end, a distal end and a longitudinal axis; a joint assembly adjustably connecting said proximal end of said torso bar to said proximal end of said upper arm linkage, wherein said joint assembly includes a shoulder abduction joint having a first axis of rotation for selectively fixing a shoulder abduction angle between the upper arm and torso, and a shoulder flexion joint having a second axis of rotation for selectively fixing a shoulder flexion angle between the upper arm and the torso; and a shoulder rotation joint connected to said upper arm linkage and having a third axis of rotation for selectively fixing a shoulder rotation angle between the upper arm and the forearm. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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