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6488644 |
Coupling and orthotic brace incorporating the coupling
A coupling, for example, for an orthotic brace has a cam member with a first planar bearing face journalled for rotation on a planar bearing surface of a first coupling portion, and a second planar...
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6478758 |
Splint system
A splint system ( 10 ) is provided with a hinged splint device ( 11 ) with hinge levers ( 16, 17 ), which are connected via a hinge device ( 18 ), and with securing elements ( 12, 13, 14, 15 )...
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6471664 |
Knee joint and method
There is provided a mechanical orthotic device and method. The orthotic device and method utilize a torsion spring to provide resistance to restrain pivotal movement of upper and lower members...
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6464657 |
Anatomical joint brace field of the invention
An exteriorly positionable anatomical brace for stabilizing a unit pivoting joint disposed between a first limb structure and a second limb structure of a living being. The brace includes a first...
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6443918 |
Adjustable splint
An adjustable splint provides for adjustment in one of a plurality of selectable positions. The splint comprises a first splint member for supporting a first portion of a limb of a patient and a...
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6443994 |
Exoprosthesis for the human knee-joint
An exoprosthesis/orthosis for the human knee-joint comprised of an upper leg part ( 1 ) which can be connected to the human upper leg, and a lower leg part ( 2 ) which can be connected to the human...
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6413232 |
Orthopedic knee brace having an adjustable knee pad support
An orthopedic knee brace has a pair of femoral and tibial links, a hinge mechanism connecting the femoral and tibial links, a condylar knee pad support fixedly positioned on the lateral side of the...
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6409695 |
Ankle-foot orthotic
An ankle-foot orthotic which permits plantarflexion and dorsiflexion while restricting inversion and eversion of the ankle. The orthotic includes a lower leg shell attachable to the lower leg of...
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6409693 |
Leg support device
A leg support device for assisting the muscles of the leg used to straighten the leg. The leg support device includes a pair of coupling members for positioning around a leg. A first of the...
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6402711 |
Knee brace operating hinge
A brace hinge includes an upper and lower intermeshing gear members each having an elliptical gear intermeshed with the other and sandwiched by two very thin profile cover and support plates. The...
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6402713 |
Knee orthosis and hinge joint
A knee orthosis for supporting an injured knee or to protect a knee from injury and to aid the knee in rehabilitation while permitting flexion and extension movements of such knee, such movements...
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6390998 |
Hinge mechanism for a limb protector
A brace or limb protector, which in hinging, matches the complex bending motion of the natural knee of a human being. The hinge mechanism has supports for the upper and lower leg which are attached...
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6387066 |
Self-aligning adjustable orthopedic joint brace
An orthopedic brace having a pair of arm assemblies secured to a human body. A self-aligning polycentric joint interconnecting the arms allow for bending of the knee joint while selectively...
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6375632 |
Joint support with a gear wheel adjustment mechanism for the stepless fine adjustment of a pivot range limit
In the case of a joint support, and more particularly a knee joint support comprising an adjustment mechanism for an adjustment lever ( 24 ) limiting the pivot range of the distal splint ( 1 ) in...
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6361447 |
Bowler's dual position wrist and finger control device
A bowler's dual position wrist and finger control device is disclosed. The device comprises a hand plate and a forearm plate pivotally linked by a double position hinge mechanism. The double...
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6361513 |
Articulated rod for a hip support
An articulated rod ( 14 ) for a hip support ( 11 ) comprises a first element ( 22 ) designed to be associated to a pelvis harness ( 12 ), and a second element ( 28 ) designed to be associated to a...
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6350246 |
Ankle and foot therapeutic device
An ankle and foot therapeutic device for use in supporting a patient's foot and leg and selectively immobilizing the patient's ankle. The brace is of a multiple part configuration having a heel...
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6342043 |
Swivelling fracture orthosis
A rolling fracture orthesis, including a shell that is roll-flexible in a circumferential direction to surround a limb to be supported, the shell having adjacent bend-resistant strips that are...
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6331169 |
Orthopaedic brace having one-piece cuff
An orthopaedic brace having a cuff formed as a single piece from bendable sheet material comprises a generally U-shaped: frame having a center segment and two extensions projecting from the ends of...
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6325773 |
Hinge appliance for minimizing knee injuries
A knee hinge appliance has a pair of hinge assemblies that are secured on the leg of a wearer on opposed lateral sides of the knee joint. Each hinge assembly is formed of juxtaposed first and...
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6308345 |
Headrest for workers, belayers or physically impaired persons
The headrest provides support to the person's head, thereby relieving neck fatigue and other various discomforts. A one-piece headrest (10) is formed as a single piece and includes a back mounted...
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6309368 |
Knee-joint orthesis
Knee-joint orthesis with a lower leg part and a thigh part, and with a lateral orthesis hinge and a medial orthesis hinge which connect the lower leg part and the thigh part to each other,...
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6287268 |
Brace
A brace having a hinge and a pair of substantially oppositely extending arms extending outwardly from the hinge. A first attachment point is associated with a first one of the arms, and a second...
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6280404 |
Artificial limb joint device
An artificial limb joint device which has sufficient strength as a joint, can efficiently absorb a torsion load received from a body during walking, and can restore its original shape immediately...
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RE37297 |
Dynamic orthopedic knee brace assembly
A knee brace assembly for various uses, e.g., restricting anterior tibial movement. The knee brace assembly includes a proximal cuff for engaging the wearer's leg above the knee and a distal cuff...
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6254559 |
Adjustable hip joint assembly
An orthopedic hip joint assembly for connection between a pelvis attachment and a thigh attachment is especially useful in stabilizing a patient's hip postoperatively. It provides for free movement...
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6245034 |
Adjustable resistance orthopedic splint
An adjustable resistance orthopedic splint has two arms hinged to each other, each arm having two parallel spaced apart tubular segments joined by an application pad. A cable stretched between the...
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6238360 |
Device for configuring a joint brace
Braces for loading and/or unloading knees, elbows and other joints. Such braces feature a stiffener which may be substantially permanently configured in shape to cooperate with the brace in...
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6224521 |
Orthopedic exerciser
An orthopedic apparatus for rehabilitation or healing of a knee or the muscles of a leg. The apparatus has a dynamic adjustment mechanism allowing the execution of exercise of different degrees of...
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6221035 |
Automatic ankle clamp
An automatic ankle clamp for use with an extramedullary alignment device includes a cradle having a triggering device movably mounted thereon. A pair of clamp arms are resiliently mounted for...
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6206846 |
Orthotic device for treating contractures due to immobility
An orthotic device is disclosed for extending the range of angular movement between adjacent first and second skeletal body parts which are involuntarily held in an angular position relative to one...
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6203511 |
Orthotic joint and method
A mechanical joint for pivotally connecting two members, particularly members of an orthopedic or orthotic device, to limit the degree of pivotal movement between the members and precisely and...
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6190341 |
Protective knee brace
A protective knee brace for preventing hyperextension to a user's knee upon frontal impact thereto. The protective knee brace includes an upper brace member having a laterally curved shell having...
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6179799 |
Orthosis for supination and pronation of the wrist
An orthosis (10) for supination-pronation of the human wrist (92) generally comprises arm cuff (20) secured to arm (80) including forearm platform (26) on forearm (87) directly adjacent elbow (84),...
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6146344 |
Lower limb orthotic brace
A lower limb orthotic brace to control the movement of the lower limb of a patient comprising a contoured orthotic contact shell and an integral load-bearing frame, the contoured orthotic contact...
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6142964 |
Multi-planar brace
A brace includes a first engagement element adapted to engage or be engaged with part of the body to one side of a body joint and a second engagement element adapted to engage or be engaged with...
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6139476 |
Dynamic tensioner for physiological sculpting
A dynamic tensioner that exhibits direction responsive, adjustable, rotational resistance. The tensioner is particularly suited for use in exercise equipment to provide physiological sculpting. A...
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6129690 |
Unidirectional resistance pivot assembly for a splint
The upper and lower sections (12, 14) of a splint (10) are pivotable about a pivot axis (17) by a pair of pivot assemblies (16). Each pivot assembly (16) includes a housing (18) having a...
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6126626 |
Custom-fitted athletic ankle brace
An athletic ankle brace is custom-formed to the shape of a wearer's ankle. The ankle brace includes a hardenable brace panel adapted for being molded while flexible to the medial and lateral...
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6110138 |
Stance-correcting knee brace
Pain associated with unicompartmental osteoarthritis is relieved, and external varus or valgus movement about the knee is counteracted, by a soft brace in which a single cable pulled downwardly...
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6102881 |
Hinged drop foot brace
A drop foot brace includes an upper support bearing against the rear lower leg and a lower support bearing against the rear heel. A springed hinge couples the upper and lower supports and biases...
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6090057 |
Multi-axial external orthotic joint
A multi-axial external joint used in orthoses construction to provide support and/or limit movement of various joints of the body. In combination as a complete orthosis, a foundation is provided...
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6080123 |
Orthotic joint with radial hydraulic force transfer
A joint using a combination of hydraulics and ball bearings to convert liner motion into a radial motion and thereby provide both variable extension assist, as well as an infinite number of flexion...
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6080122 |
Motion restraining brace
A motion restraining brace apparatus for attachment to a patient's joint, such as across the knees or the elbows, to restrain the angle of motion of a brace. A base plate has a locking gear member...
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6074355 |
Knee brace
There is provided a testing device for determining the amount of tension in the quadriceps muscle for the anterior cruciate ligament to fail. There is also provided a knee brace having three point...
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6066110 |
User customizable knee brace
An extended coverage leg brace having an up and across upper and down and across lower structure carries a number of extended adjustment areas. The structure provides an extended length moment...
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6059743 |
Knee-joint orthesis
The invention relates to a knee-joint orthesis with fastening means for the thigh and the lower leg, which fastening means are connected to one another via at least one two-part rail comprising a...
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6056712 |
Multi-functional orthosis for the foot, heel, ankle and lower leg
A multi-function orthosis for immobilizing the lower leg, heel, ankle and foot of a human patient, which also provides adjustable therapeutic pressure on the foot sole, and which allows for...
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6045524 |
Joint of orthotic apparatus
A joint for an orthotic apparatus is disclosed. The joint includes a main block having arc-shaped grooves formed on opposite sides and a pair of rails separated by each arc-shaped groove. The joint...
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6045521 |
Orthotic apparatus for paraplegic patient
An orthotic apparatus for a paraplegic patient includes a pair of leg support members inclined toward each other at a predetermined inclination angle and a joint device coupled to an upper portion...
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