Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Splint or brace
Patent
1995-06-07
1997-11-11
Dvorak, Linda C.
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Splint or brace
602 20, 602 23, 602 36, 602 37, 601 33, A61F 500
Patent
active
056858302
ABSTRACT:
An adjustable orthosis for stretching tissue by moving a joint between first and second relatively pivotal body portions. The orthosis includes a first arm with a cuff at its outer end to releasably attach the first arm to the first body portion. A second arm with a cuff at its outer end releasably attaches the second arm to the second body portion. The arms are pivotally interconnected by a connector section which is formed as one-piece with the first and second arms. An actuator is connected to the arms to apply force to the arms to pivot them relative to each other to move the joint. The actuator includes flexible force transmitting member connected with at least one of the arms. A drive assembly is provided to tension the flexible force transmitting member and move the first and second arms relative to each other.
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