This invention pertains to a therapeutic pressure applicator with a sensor and transceiver worn by a patient during daily activity to apply pressure to a specific body part during long term treatment, and used in a system with a device such as a cell phone to receive and display real-time pressure data to alert the patient and physician when the pressure is outside a desired range. The applicator includes a securement member and a pressure adjusting device with a pressure adjusting dial, pressure sensing component, pressure focusing plate and cushion. Rotating the dial retracts or extends the sensing component, focusing plate and cushion. The applicator has a computer module with a CPU, memory, transceiver, power source and a force sensor. The focusing plate aligns a pressure button into pressed engagement with the sensor to transmit real-time focused pressure data to the CPU, which converts the focused data into real-time cushion pressure data. The transceiver periodically communicates the long-term, real-time cushion pressure data to the cell phone that displays and stores the data.

The invention relates to a knee orthosis with a proximal frame and a distal frame which are connected via a lateral joint and/or a medial join joint such that they can be swiveled, wherein the knee orthosis comprises a proximal pressure element that is arranged exclusively laterally or exclusively medially on the proximal frame by means of a proximal support arm, and a distal pressure element that is arranged exclusively laterally or exclusively medially on the distal frame by means of a distal support arm.

There is described an orthosis comprising: a first portion adapted to be secured to an upper arm region of a wearer; a second portion hingedly connected to the first portion and comprising a pair of elongate members spaced apart to extend along opposing sides of a lower arm region of the wearer, each of the elongate members terminate at a distal end adjacent to a wrist of the wearer and being connected by a connecter extending at least partially around the wrist of the wearer; wherein, the distal ends of the elongated members each have a connector element formed therein for facilitating engagement with the wearer's hand so as to maintain the wearer's hand in either a pronated or a supinated position.

An external ankle brace including a rigid heel enclosure having a rear portion and a forward portion, the rear portion configured to receive and at least partially encircle the heel portion of the shoe, the forward portion having a medial sidewall and a lateral sidewall for collectively and concurrently at least partially encircling the sides of the shoe concurrent with the rear portion connecting the medial and lateral sidewalls to collectively at least partially encircle the side. The ankle brace includes a lateral upright extension selectively perpendicular to the rigid heel enclosure and pivotally attached to the lateral sidewall, the lateral upright extension including a lateral reinforcing component and a medial upright extension selectively perpendicular to the rigid heel enclosure and pivotally attached to the medial sidewall, the medial upright extension including a medial reinforcing component.

A cranial remodeling orthotic for passive remodeling of a cranium of an infant has (i) a main frame assembly for encircling the infant cranium (ii) at least one support member having a concave inner surface to extend circumferentially with the main frame assembly about a portion of the infant cranium while protruding beyond at least one of the upper boundary or the lower boundary of the main frame assembly, and (iii) a resilient cushion layer lining an inner surface of a portion of the main frame assembly or the support member. The support member is rigid and self-supporting, while being formable in shape upon the application of heat more readily than the main frame assembly. The resulting orthotic can be mass produced while still allowing some customization for the end user so as to effectively treat headshape asymmetry without the need for 3D scans or plaster casting.

The application relates to an active joint orthosis, particularly an orthosis for the hip joint, with an extended therapeutic function and including a joint splint with articulated arms that can be pivoted relative to one another and a pad that can be actively moved via a coupling joint or cam profile on one articulated arm.

A lower extremity orthosis includes a foot engagement portion and an elongated positioning member. The foot engagement portion is configured to engage a patient's foot and includes opposing sidewalls extending from a sole-supporting surface configured to engage with a sole of the patient's foot. The elongated positioning member includes a foot-underlying portion and a lower leg-underlying portion, with the foot-underlying portion of the elongated positioning member serving to couple the elongated positioning member to the foot engagement portion. The lower extremity orthosis may be selectively and removably engaged with a heel offloading device via the lower leg-underlying portion of the elongated positioning member, such that the lower extremity orthosis is configured to prevent or reduce plantar flexion when the heel offloading device is used and the lower extremity orthosis is applied to the patient's foot.

The present invention discloses an exoskeleton which comprises a force balance back-carrying unit composed of a back-carrying assisting unit and a front-carrying assisting unit, a hip unit and a lower limb supporting unit, wherein the force balance back-carrying unit transfer the weight of a back-carrying load and/or a front-carrying load to the lower limb supporting unit through the hip unit to achieve the effort of assisting for the back-carrying load and/or the front-carrying load, wherein the length of the hip unit can be adjusted on the left-right plane and the upper-lower plane to adapt to wearers with different body types. On the other hand, the exoskeleton of the present invention is also provided with a buffer device to reduce the impact of the loads on the exoskeleton. The exoskeleton of the present invention also adopts quick-release joints, so as to modularize each part and standardize a docking interface of each module. The present invention can adapt to wearers with different hip shapes, and can transfer the weight of the back-carrying load and the front-carrying load to the lower limb supporting unit separately and simultaneously, so as to increase the weight-bearing efficiency and reduce the injuries to the back, the hands and the ankle joint.

The present arch-support brace includes an advantageous strapping configuration that alleviates the painful symptoms of posterior tibial tendon dysfunction by applying consistent compression to the patient's foot, ankle, and lower leg. The arch-support brace includes a tibial-tendon support strap and a repositionable arch pad that lifts and rolls the patient's arch and inwardly rolls the patient's heel.

An improved pain management and post-operative hip orthosis includes a waist strap having first and second ends, a lower strap having first and second ends, and a pocket extending between the waist strap and lower strap. The pocket has inner and outer panels fastened to each other to define an upper opening and a lower opening. A cooling pack including a reservoir and inlet and outlet tubes extending from a bottom of the reservoir is applied to the pocket such that the inlet and outlet tubes pass through the lower opening of the pocket.