Orthosis
DCFirst Claim
1. An orthosis for stretching tissue around a joint of a patient between first and second relatively pivotable body portions, comprising:
- a first arm member affixable to the first body portion and including a first extension member extending therefrom;
a second arm member affixable to the second body portion and including a second extension member having an arcuate shape extending therefrom, the second extension member is operatively connected to the first extension member and travels along an arcuate path through the first extension member when the second arm member is moved from a first position to a second position relative to the first arm member, wherein the arcuate path and the joint lie in a plane substantially orthogonal to an axis of rotation of the joint.
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Abstract
An orthosis for stretching tissue around a joint of a patient between first and second relatively pivotable body portions. The orthosis includes a first arm member affixable to the first body portion and including a first extension member extending therefrom. A second arm member affixable to the second body portion is also included and has a second extension member having an arcuate shape extending therefrom. The second extension member is operatively connected to the first extension member and travels trough the first extension member along an arcuate pat when the second arm member is moved from a first position to a second position relative to the first arm member.
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28 Claims
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1. An orthosis for stretching tissue around a joint of a patient between first and second relatively pivotable body portions, comprising:
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a first arm member affixable to the first body portion and including a first extension member extending therefrom; a second arm member affixable to the second body portion and including a second extension member having an arcuate shape extending therefrom, the second extension member is operatively connected to the first extension member and travels along an arcuate path through the first extension member when the second arm member is moved from a first position to a second position relative to the first arm member, wherein the arcuate path and the joint lie in a plane substantially orthogonal to an axis of rotation of the joint. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An orthosis for stretching tissue around a joint of a patient between first and second relatively pivotable body portions, comprising:
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a first arm member affixable to the first body portion and including a first extension member extending therefrom; a second arm member affixable to the second body portion and including a second extension member having an arcuate shape extending therefrom, the second extension member is operatively connected to the first extension member and travels along an arcuate path through the first extension member when the second arm member is moved from a first position to a second position relative to the first arm member; and a hand pad attached to the second arm member, wherein the hand pad is slidably mounted to the second arm member.
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27. An orthosis for stretching tissue around a joint of a patient between first and second relatively pivotable body portions, comprising:
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a first arm member affixable to the first body portion and including a first extension member extending therefrom; and a second arm member affixable to the second body portion and including a second extension member having an arcuate shape extending therefrom, the second extension member is operatively connected to the first extension member and travels along an arcuate path through the first extension member when the second arm member is moved from a first position to a second position relative to the first arm member, wherein the joint and the first and second body portions defining on one side of the joint an inner sector which decreases in angle as the joint is flexed and defining on the opposite side of the joint an outer sector which decreases in angle as the joint is extended, such that the operative connection of the first and second extension members is located in the outer sector.
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28. An orthosis for stretching tissue around a joint of a patient between first and second relatively pivotable body portions, the joint and the first and second body portions defining on one side of the joint an inner sector which decreases in angle as the joint is flexed and defining on the opposite side of the joint an outer sector which decreases in angle as the joint is extended, comprising:
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a first arm member affixable to the first body portion and including a first extension member extending at an angle α
therefrom;a second arm member affixable to the second body portion and including a second extension member having an arcuate shape extending therefrom, the second extension member operatively connected to the first extension member and traveling through the first extension member along an arcuate path when the second arm member is moved from a first position to a second position relative to the first arm member, wherein the operative connection of the first and second extension members is located in the outer sector; and a drive assembly on the first extension member, the drive assembly engaging the second extension member for selectively moving the second arm member with respect to the first arm member.
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