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Continuous passive motion exercise device

  • US 5,417,643 A
  • Filed: 10/27/1993
  • Issued: 05/23/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/27/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A continuous passive motion manipulation device for exercising a patient'"'"'s arm and shoulder comprising:

  • patient seating means;

    a motivator assembly attached to said seating means for synchronous manipulation of elevating and rotating the patient'"'"'s arm and shoulder wherein said motivator assembly comprises;

    a first drive means for arm elevation connected between a first arm means for operatively connecting the patient'"'"'s upper arm and the seating means, and a second drive means for arm rotation connected between the first arm means and a second arm means for attaching the patient'"'"'s forearm such that the axis of rotation of the second drive means is aligned with the humerus of the patient;

    a pivotable orthosis connected to said motivator assembly for holding the arm during said manipulation, andprogrammable means for controlling said arm elevation means and the arm rotation means, programmed to avoid physiologically incompatible combinations of arm elevations and arm rotations capable of producing arm or shoulder trauma.

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