Knee joint orthosis
First Claim
1. A knee joint orthosis comprising:
- a thigh part which is adapted to be attached to a thigh by a harness;
a lower leg part which is adapted to be attached to a lower leg by a harness; and
two rigid joint splints, that is, a first lateral joint splint and a second lateral joint splint, which are located laterally opposite each other and connect the thigh part and the lower leg part with each other in an articulated manner;
wherein each of the two joint splints is constructed so that it is telescopically adjustable in length, and is coupled at its upper end to the thigh part via an upper pivotal point and at its lower end to the lower leg part via a lower pivotal point;
the upper pivotal points and the lower pivotal points defining the only axes of rotation of the orthosis; and
wherein a device is provided for effecting a dorsalization of the lower leg.
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Abstract
A knee joint orthosis having a thigh part, which is to be attached to the igh by harnesses or the like, a lower leg part, which is likewise to be attached to the lower leg by harnesses or the like, and two joint splints which are located laterally opposite each other and connect the two leg parts with each other in an articulated manner. To improve the function as well as the construction design, according to the invention, each of the two joint splints is constructed so that it is telescopically adjustable in length, and is coupled at its upper end to the thigh part and at its lower end to the lower leg part, and a device is provided which effects a dorsalization of the lower leg by the retroposition of the joint splints.
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19 Claims
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1. A knee joint orthosis comprising:
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a thigh part which is adapted to be attached to a thigh by a harness; a lower leg part which is adapted to be attached to a lower leg by a harness; and two rigid joint splints, that is, a first lateral joint splint and a second lateral joint splint, which are located laterally opposite each other and connect the thigh part and the lower leg part with each other in an articulated manner; wherein each of the two joint splints is constructed so that it is telescopically adjustable in length, and is coupled at its upper end to the thigh part via an upper pivotal point and at its lower end to the lower leg part via a lower pivotal point;
the upper pivotal points and the lower pivotal points defining the only axes of rotation of the orthosis; andwherein a device is provided for effecting a dorsalization of the lower leg. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A knee joint orthosis comprising:
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a thigh part which is adapted to be attached to a thigh by a harness; a lower leg part which is adapted to be attached to a lower leg by a harness; and two joint splints which are located laterally opposite each other and connect the thigh part and the lower leg part with each other in an articulated manner; wherein each of the two joint splints is constructed so that it is telescopically adjustable in length, and is coupled at its upper end to the thigh part via an upper pivotal point and at its lower end to the lower leg part; wherein a device is provided for effecting a dorsalization of the lower leg; and wherein an elastic device permanently limits movement of the joint splint in a direction of its shortening.
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