Surgery: kinesitherapy – Kinesitherapy – Exercising appliance
Patent
1993-03-26
1994-10-25
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery: kinesitherapy
Kinesitherapy
Exercising appliance
601105, 602 16, 482112, A61H 102
Patent
active
053584686
ABSTRACT:
A knee rehabilitating and strengthening apparatus includes upper and lower frame assemblies being securable around a thigh and a shin of a user's leg above and below a knee joint, and a pair of separate torque unit assemblies disposed between the upper and lower frame assemblies at opposing lateral sides of and in alignment with the knee joint and pivotally interconnecting the upper and lower frame assemblies. The torque unit assemblies are operable to adjustably generate resistance to fluid flow in first and second opposite directions in response to respective pivotal movements of the upper and lower frame assemblies relative to one another in opposite directions upon flexion and extension of the user's leg. The apparatus also includes a fluid flow control arrangement connected in flow communication with the torque unit assemblies and adjustable to independently preset a desired resistance to fluid flow in each of the first and second opposite directions through the fluid flow control arrangement and thereby independently adjust the amounts of work required to be exerted respectively in flexion and extension of the user's leg. The range of motion limiting arrangement is operable for adjustably presetting limits to pivotal movement of the upper and lower frame assemblies relative to one another and thereby respectively limit flexion and extension of the user's leg.
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Genova Jon A.
Longo Matthew C.
Vukich John C.
Apley Richard J.
Flanagan John R.
Longo Matthew C.
Mollo Jeanne M.
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