Strap device for assisting in hip, knee and foot movement

Details Strap device for assisting in hip, knee and foot movement Strap device for assisting in hip, knee and foot movement

1979-03-26

1981-02-24

Michell, Robert W.

Surgery

Truss

Perineal

128 25R, A61F 500

Patent

active

042521122

ABSTRACT:
A strap device worn on a fully or partially paralyzed leg assists the wearer in hiking the hip up, keeping the leg straight and holding the front of the foot up while moving the leg forward from the rearmost position of the ambulatory cycle. The strap device includes a waist belt for support. An elastic thigh strap is connected at its upper end to the waist belt and at its lower end to a plurality of knee straps designed to urge the knee to its extended position. Depending from the knee straps is a foot sling which assists in holding the front of the foot up and in hiking the hip up.

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