Shoulder orthosis
First Claim
1. A shoulder orthosis for effecting rotation of an upper portion of an arm relative to a shoulder joint of a patient, the shoulder orthosis comprising:
- a base section adapted to be coupled to a trunk of the patient, the base section having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion;
an upper arm section rotatably coupled to the base section at the proximal end portion for receiving the upper portion of the arm, such that the upper arm section is configured to rotate with respect to the base section about a connection positionable near an armpit of the patient; and
a drive assembly operatively coupled to the upper arm section, and movable with respect to the upper arm section to rotate a humerus bone in the upper portion of the arm relative to a scapula bone of the shoulder joint.
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Abstract
A shoulder orthosis is utilized to effect relative movement between bones in a body of a patient. The orthosis includes a base section which is connected with a trunk of a patient'"'"'s body, an upper arm section which is connected with an upper portion of an arm of the patient, and a lower arm section which is connected with a lower portion of the arm of a patient. An interconnection between the base section and upper arm section of the orthosis is disposed beneath an axilla between the trunk and arm of the patient. A main drive assembly is operable to rotate the lower arm section of the orthosis relative to the upper arm section of the orthosis to pivot a humerus bone in the upper arm of the patient relative to a scapula bone in a shoulder of the patient. A secondary drive assembly is operable to move the lower arm section and upper arm section relative to the base section of the orthosis to move the upper arm of the patient into alignment with the shoulder of the patient.
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48 Claims
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1. A shoulder orthosis for effecting rotation of an upper portion of an arm relative to a shoulder joint of a patient, the shoulder orthosis comprising:
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a base section adapted to be coupled to a trunk of the patient, the base section having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion; an upper arm section rotatably coupled to the base section at the proximal end portion for receiving the upper portion of the arm, such that the upper arm section is configured to rotate with respect to the base section about a connection positionable near an armpit of the patient; and a drive assembly operatively coupled to the upper arm section, and movable with respect to the upper arm section to rotate a humerus bone in the upper portion of the arm relative to a scapula bone of the shoulder joint. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A shoulder orthosis for effecting rotation of an upper portion of an arm relative to a shoulder joint of a patient, the shoulder orthosis comprising:
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an upper arm section for receiving the upper portion of the arm; a lower arm section for receiving a lower portion of the arm and maintaining the lower portion of the arm substantially orthogonal to the upper portion of the arm; a base section adapted to be coupled to a trunk of the patient, the base section having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, the upper arm section rotatably coupled to the base section near the proximal end, such that the upper arm section is configured to move with respect to the base section about a connection positioned near an armpit of the patient; and a drive assembly operatively coupling the lower arm section to the upper arm section, and movable with respect to the upper arm section to rotate a humerus bone in the upper portion of the arm relative to a scapula bone at the shoulder joint of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An orthosis for effecting rotation of a limb relative to a joint of a patient, the orthosis comprising:
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a base section adapted to be coupled to a trunk of the patient, the base section having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion; a first section rotatably coupled to the base section at the proximal end portion for receiving a proximal portion of the limb, such that the upper arm section is configured to move with respect to the base section about a connection positioned near an armpit of the patient; and a drive assembly operatively coupled to the first section to rotate a bone relative to the joint of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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36. A method for assembling a shoulder orthosis, the method comprising:
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configuring an upper arm section for receiving the upper portion of the arm; configuring a lower arm section for receiving a lower portion of the arm to maintain the lower portion of the arm substantially orthogonal to the upper portion of the arm; configuring a base section to a trunk of the patient, the base section having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion; rotationally coupling the upper arm section to the base section at the proximal end portion, such that the upper arm section is configured to move with respect to the base section about a connection positionable beneath an armpit of the patient; and operatively coupling the lower arm section to the upper arm section with a first drive assembly that is movable with respect to the upper arm section to rotate a humerus bone in the upper portion of the arm relative to a scapula bone at the shoulder joint of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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Specification