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US 12,636,176 B2Granted
Dynamic hip orthosis device
AssigneeIcarus Medical, LLC
InventorsDavid T. Johnson, Evan Eckersley, Philip Miller
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Abstract
A multi-axis rotational control hip orthosis that can stabilize and control forces around a hip joint and may be customized to a wearer's physical or medical needs.
Claims29
An orthosis for a hip of a wearer comprising:
- a portion for attaching to a leg of the wearer;
- a portion for attaching to a waist of the wearer;
- and
- at least one tensioning or compression apparatus comprising at least one adjustment mechanism, at least one tensioning or compression element, and one or more cables directly or indirectly connecting the portion for attaching to the leg of the wearer to the portion for attaching to the waist of the wearer;
- wherein the at least one tensioning or compression element stores in-line tension or compression force or forces;
- and
- wherein the adjustment mechanism is operative to allow the wearer to adjust and/or control the in-line tension or compression force or forces across and/or around one or more axes of rotation of a hip joint of the wearer while the orthosis is being worn.
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A hip orthosis comprising:
- a portion for attaching to a leg of a wearer of the hip orthosis;
- a sleeve for attaching to a waist of the wearer of the hip orthosis;
- and
- at least one tensioning or compression element (a) directly or indirectly connected to an adjustment mechanism and (b) directly or indirectly connected to one or more cables, which directly or indirectly connect the portion for attaching to the leg to the sleeve for attaching to the waist;
- wherein the at least one tensioning or compression element stores in-line tension or compression force or forces across and/or around one or more axes of rotation of a hip joint of the wearer;
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- wherein the adjustment mechanism is operative to allow the wearer of the hip orthosis to adjust and/or control the in-line tension or compression force or forces across and/or around the one or more axes of rotation of the hip joint of the wearer while the orthosis is being worn by the wearer.
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A hip orthosis system comprising:
- a leg portion;
- a waist portion;
- one or more cables between the leg portion and the waist portion configured to connect the leg portion and the waist portion;
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- an adjusting mechanism capable of holding, increasing, decreasing, maintaining, and/or releasing an in-line tension force or forces on the one or more cables;
- wherein applying the in-line tension force or forces on the one or more cables generates a rotational force or forces around at least two of an anterior-posterior axis, a lateral-body axis, or a medial-lateral axis;
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- wherein a location of one or more anchor points on the waist portion, the leg portion, or both, for the one or more cables, determines a direction or directions of the in-line tension force or forces.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.