Orthotic device for treating contractures due to immobility

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A - Human Necessities

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A61F 5/00 (2006.01) A61F 5/01 (2006.01) A61F 5/055 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2285662

An orthotic device is disclosed which is useful for extending the range of angular movement between adjacent first and second body parts which are and have been drawn to and involuntarily held in an immobile angular position relative to one another by contraction of muscles and connective tissue due to immobility. The orthotic device ( 140) comprises first (174) and second (176) orthotic device portions which are interconnected for permitting pivotal angular motion therebetween. A spring (160, 162) is connected between the first and second orthotic device portions for urging the first orthotic device portion to return to its initial angular position relative to the second orthotic device portion. The orthotic device may be configured for use with an arm, leg, ankle, head, back, and other skeletal body parts.

Cette invention concerne une orthèse qui permet d'accroître la portée des mouvements angulaires entre un premier et un second élément corporels adjacents qui se trouvent l'un par rapport à l'autre dans une position angulaire fixe, dans laquelle ils ont été amenés et maintenus involontairement, en raison de la contraction des muscles et du tissu conjonctif provoquée par l'immobilité. Cette orthèse (140) comporte une première (174) et une seconde (176) parties qui sont interconnectées de manière à permettre un mouvement angulaire par pivotement d'une de ces parties par rapport à l'autre. Un ressort (160, 162), qui relie ces première et seconde parties de l'orthèse, sert à solliciter ladite première partie de l'orthèse de manière à la ramener à sa position angulaire initiale par rapport à la seconde partie de l'orthèse. Cette orthèse peut être conçue pour le bras, la jambe, la cheville, la tête, le dos et d'autres parties du corps.

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