Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Splint or brace
Patent
1997-11-03
1999-10-05
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Splint or brace
602 23, 623 31, 482 51, A61F 501, A61F 260, A63B 2208
Patent
active
059614765
ABSTRACT:
An object of the present invention is to provide a walk assisting apparatus which enables persons having walking difficulties due to leg paralysis or other conditions to make the alternate walk improved for unassisted walking. The walk assisting apparatus according to the present invention comprises a left and a right full length leg brace swingably connected to left and right outer coxa links, an inner coxa link interconnecting the insides of the thighs of the left and the right leg supports, a swing center of the inner crotch link substantially coinciding with a swing center of the coxa links, so that the inner coxa link allows the leg supports to make the alternate walk properly.
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The Journal of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics, Dec. 1997, vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 222-228.
Betto Arimitsu
Fujitani Hidetugu
Torii Hideaki
Yano Hideo
Apley Richard J.
LaMarca William
Technology Research Association of Medical and Welfare Apparatus
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