Elbow orthosis
DCFirst Claim
1. An orthosis for stretching tissue around a joint of a patient connecting a first body portion and a second body portion, the orthosis comprising:
- a first arm member for coupling to the first body portion including at least a curved portion; and
a second arm member for coupling to the second body portion, the second arm member operatively coupled to the first arm member and movable with respect to a length of the curved portion;
wherein at least one of the first and second body portions is rotated about an axis of rotation of the joint and each of the first arm member and the second arm member is offset with respect to the 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. A third arm member including a third extension member having an arcuate shape extending therefrom is interposed between the first and second arm members. The third arm member is operatively connected to the first and second arm members, such that the first and third arm members travel along an arcuate path defined by the second extension member when the third arm member is moved from a first position to a second position relative to the second arm member. Furthermore, the first arm member can slide along the third extension member as the third arm member is moved from the first position to the second position relative to the second arm member.
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1. An orthosis for stretching tissue around a joint of a patient connecting a first body portion and a second body portion, the orthosis comprising:
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a first arm member for coupling to the first body portion including at least a curved portion; and a second arm member for coupling to the second body portion, the second arm member operatively coupled to the first arm member and movable with respect to a length of the curved portion; wherein at least one of the first and second body portions is rotated about an axis of rotation of the joint and each of the first arm member and the second arm member is offset with respect to the axis of rotation of the joint. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of assembling an orthosis for stretching tissue around a joint of a patient connecting a first body portion and a second body portion, the method comprising:
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configuring a first arm member to couple to the first body portion, at least a portion of the first arm member positioned within an orthosis plane and having at least a curved portion; and operatively coupling a second arm member to the first arm member, the second arm member configured to couple to the second body portion, the second arm member movable within the orthosis plane with respect to a length of the curved portion to rotate the second body portion about an axis of rotation of the joint. - View Dependent Claims (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 connecting a first body portion and a second body portion, the orthosis comprising:
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a first arm member for coupling to the first body portion and defining a curved path; a second arm member for coupling to the second body portion and operatively coupled to the first arm member, the second arm member movable along the curved path, to rotate the second body portion about an axis of rotation of the joint; and an extension member movably coupled to the first arm member, wherein the extension member is configured to at least one of increase and decrease a range of motion of the orthosis. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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