A device for supporting at least one arm of a user includes one or more arm support elements each of which has an arm shell for placing the at least one arm of the user on the arm shell. Force is applied to the arm support elements by at least one passive actuator. A counter bearing for the applied force includes a force transmission element and a counter bearing element. A force application lever is engaged by the one passive actuator and is connected to the arm support or the force transmission element. The force application lever is torque proof and confines an angle which is adjustable.

The device consists of a femoral support (1) and a tibial support (2) joined together by means of a lateral hinge and one or two medial hinges. Pins (1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8) and openings (1.9, 1.10) present on the rounded distal end of each femoral arm (1.1, 1.2) and the openings (2.4, 2.5, 2.6) and pins (2.7, 2.8) present on the rounded proximal end of each tibial arm (2.1, 2.2) make up the lateral hinge and a proximal medial hinge. The medial tibial arm can be divided in two parts: a fixed medial tibial arm (2.12) connected to the tibial plate (2.11) and a free-moving medial tibial arm (2.13) secured to the fixed medial tibial arm (2.12) by means of a distal medial hinge. The pins (1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 2.15, 2.17) are secured to plates (4, 5). The device can break down the load on mechanical components thus avoiding weight bearing on deficient structures as a result of pathologies or traumas.

A support device comprising at least one skeleton structure and at least two coupling articles, wherein each of the two coupling articles are connected to an end section of the skeleton structure, such that the support device includes at least four degrees of freedom.

A knee brace incorporates an upper attachment assembly having an upper cuff with medial and lateral struts extending therefrom and a lower attachment assembly having a lower cuff with lower medial and lateral struts extending therefrom. The upper and lower medial struts are connected proximate a user's knee by a medial hinge assembly and the upper and lower lateral struts are connected proximate the user's knee by a lateral hinge assembly. At least one of the struts includes a mechanism dynamically extending the strut with respect to a rotation point of that strut in the associated hinge upon flexion of the upper and lower attachment assemblies between a flexed position and an extended position.

The embodiments to the disclosure relate generally to the field of orthopedic braces, and more particularly orthopedic braces made specifically for the knee, that provide prophylactic, post-injury, or postoperative support needed to stabilize the associated joints, tendons, and ligaments, while simultaneously allowing for the required flexion and extension and internal and external rotation of the knee, mimicking the joint's true physiologic motion.

Disclosed is an electronically adjustable joint, and associated systems and methods. A joint position of a multiple-axis joint, e.g., a 3-axis joint, can be tracked, as the joint moves through two or more dimensions. In an illustrative embodiment, the joint can provide a mechanical equivalent of a physical joint, e.g., a shoulder, elbow, hip, or knee, which can accommodate motion in rotational angle and/or tilt angle. In some embodiments, the joint includes electronically adjustable friction. An illustrative application provides electronically adjustable joints for an aging simulation suit, wherein one or more joints can be controllably stiffened in selective ranges, such that a wearer of the suit can experience the effects of aging, arthritis and/or other ailments. In an illustrative embodiment, a sensor can use four discrete 2-axis magnetometers to calculate the position of the magnet on the arm of the joint, to continuously sense and track the angle of the joint. In some embodiments, the system includes a mechanism, e.g., a servo, which can controllably tighten a socket around a ball joint, wherein the system can controllably adjust friction on the joint.

This invention relates to Orthosis for clubfoot (CTEV) Correction and Maintenance based on Ponsiti Method.

CTEV (clubfoot) is a congenital deformity prevalent to one in 800 children born. Very few attempts have been made to correct and maintain CTEV deformity by unilateral orthosis, which are associated with drawbacks and hence not effective.

The Orthosis comprising metatarsal top (1), metatarsal bottom (2) and pitch and yaw link (3) connected together by an actuator A1 (13) with the pitch and yaw link (3) placed between the metatarsal top and metatarsal bottom, wherein the metatarsal top (1) and metatarsal bottom (2) are provided with strap slots (1b,2b) for holding baby foot;

The pitch and yaw link (3) is connected to forefoot roll link (4). The forefoot roll link (4) is connected to upper and top bases of hind foot assembly (5, 6) to execute the rolling motion of the forefoot.

A plurality of round members, such as balls, that are coupled together in an array by a connecting agent such as one or more nylon cords that allow the balls to move and work in concert and uniformity with the lower back muscles and movement of a sleeping user lying upon the device. With such use the connected and movable balls provide continuous acupressure throughout the night as the user sleeps, resulting in continuous relief and mitigation of arthritic pain and stiffness in one's lower back throughout the night. Thus, pain and stiffness which would otherwise greatly disturb one's attempt to sleep through the night is mitigated, if not outright relieved.

A knee brace includes a support module including a first body, a second body, and a hinge movably coupling the first body to the second body. The hinge includes a pin and a receptacle in the first and second bodies. The pin defines a plurality of teeth thereon and the receptacle defines a plurality of teeth therein. The plurality of teeth on the pin are configured to engage with the plurality of teeth in the receptacle such that the pin is rotatable and translatable within the receptacle. The knee brace also includes a fastener configured to releasably attach the knee brace to a leg. The first and second bodies couples with a first portion of the leg and with a second portion of the leg via the fastener. The first and second portions of the leg are separated by a knee joint of the leg.

An orthosis provides a wearer at least one of forearm supination, forearm pronation, shoulder internal rotation, shoulder external rotation, shoulder adduction, shoulder abduction, shoulder flexion, shoulder extension, elbow flexion, and elbow extension. It includes a shoulder assembly adapted to be secured to a wearer's shoulder and an upper arm assembly connected to the shoulder assembly and adapted to be secured around a wearer's upper arm. The upper arm assembly defines an upper arm assembly axis. A wrist assembly is adapted to be secured around a wearer's wrist. The wrist assembly defines a wrist assembly axis. A splint arm assembly includes an upper splint arm, a lower splint arm, and a pivot pivotally connecting the upper splint arm to the lower splint arm. The upper splint arm adjustably connects to the upper arm assembly and the lower split, arm adjustably connects to the wrist assembly.