Continuous hip-joint motion machine

Details Continuous hip-joint motion machine Continuous hip-joint motion machine

1984-12-31

1986-07-29

Apley, Richard J.

Surgery

Truss

Perineal

128 25B, 128 85, 272900, A61H 102

Patent

active

046026185

ABSTRACT:
A machine for applying passive exercise to a hip-joint following surgery. The machine includes a traction frame overlying the patient's bed, a leg cradle suspended from the traction frame, and power driven tensile elements connected to the leg cradle and a power drive imparting compound swivel movement to the leg cradle and the patient's leg about orthogonal axes centered at the socket of the hip-joint.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3426753 (1969-02-01), Streckfuss
patent: 3612042 (1971-10-01), Fry
patent: 3894534 (1975-07-01), Graves et al.

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