Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Splint or brace
Patent
1998-06-08
2000-04-04
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Splint or brace
602 23, 602 24, 623 27, A61F 500
Patent
active
060455217
ABSTRACT:
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 of each leg support member. The joint device allows rocking motion of the leg support members within a prescribed range such that the center of movement of the rocking motion approximates a virtual thigh joint rotation center point of the patient.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2690176 (1954-09-01), Nelson
patent: 4243027 (1981-01-01), LaCourse
patent: 5728164 (1998-03-01), Ferrari et al.
Hayashi Masayasu
Manabe Toyoteru
Saitoh Eiichi
Apley Richard J.
Kabushiki Kaishi Tatematsu Seisakucho
Nguyen Tam
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