Derotational brace for treatment of idiopathic scoliosis
First Claim
1. A brace for correction of scoliosis comprising a thoracic shell element, a pelvic shell element, and a working element having rotational spring characteristics and a main longitudinal axis, said thoracic and pelvic shell elements comprising anchoring devices adapted to anchor opposite ends of said working element thereto such that it is oriented, at least while a patient is wearing said brace, parallel to the trunk to be treated, said working element being designed to be twisted about its axis before the wearing such that the working element applies, during the wearing, a continuous derotational force to the trunk about said longitudinal axis due to the twisting.
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Abstract
A brace for correction of scoliosis is disclosed, comprising at least one thoracic shell element and a pelvic shell element and at least one working element having a main longitudinal axis to be oriented parallel to the trunk to be treated, anchored on one of its opposite ends to the thoracic shell element and on the other to the pelvic shell element, and having spring characteristics adapted to apply continuous de-rotational force about said longitudinal axis.
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- 1. A brace for correction of scoliosis comprising a thoracic shell element, a pelvic shell element, and a working element having rotational spring characteristics and a main longitudinal axis, said thoracic and pelvic shell elements comprising anchoring devices adapted to anchor opposite ends of said working element thereto such that it is oriented, at least while a patient is wearing said brace, parallel to the trunk to be treated, said working element being designed to be twisted about its axis before the wearing such that the working element applies, during the wearing, a continuous derotational force to the trunk about said longitudinal axis due to the twisting.
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6. A method for treating scoliosis of a patient, the method comprising;
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(a) providing a brace comprising; (i) a thoracic shell element; (ii) a pelvic shell element; and (iii) a working element having rotational spring characteristics and a main longitudinal axis, said thoracic and pelvic shell elements comprising anchoring devices adapted to anchor opposite ends of said working element thereto such that it is oriented, at least while a patient is wearing said brace, parallel to the trunk to be treated; (b) twisting said working element about its axis before the wearing such that the working element applies, during the wearing, a continuous derotational force to the trunk about said longitudinal axis due to the twisting; (c) dressing the patient with the brace for a predetermined number of hours a day such that the working element transmits a continuous corrective derotational force to the patient trunk through the brace shells; and (d) tracing the patient from time to time as a follow-up for determining the scoliosis state, and replacing the working element for changing the corrective de-rotational force as needed. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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