Surgery: kinesitherapy – Kinesitherapy – Exercising appliance
Patent
1994-12-01
1996-12-10
Reichard, Lynne A.
Surgery: kinesitherapy
Kinesitherapy
Exercising appliance
601 34, 602 36, 482 79, A61H 100
Patent
active
055825796
ABSTRACT:
There is provided an orthopedic device for therapy and rehabilitation of knee joints and the like which includes a flexible wraparound style boot which substantially supports a user's foot and ankle. The boot includes an interior for receiving the user's foot, heel and toe portions, and a substantially open front portion for easy insertion and withdrawal of a user's foot. An adjustable closure spans across the open front portion to help conform the boot to the user's foot without unnecessary binding, and a pair of manipulation straps extend from opposite sides of the toe portion of the boot adjacent the substantially open portion. A pair of grasping handles are attached to respective manipulation straps to provide exercise and flexion control by the patient. The device insures proper line of pull and anatomically correct splay. In a preferred embodiment, the flexion straps are adjustable in length adjacent the handles to facilitate adjustment by the patient for optimal use.
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Chism Dudley K.
Chism Jeffrey K.
Clark Jeanne M.
Reichard Lynne A.
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