Self-donning powered orthotic device
AssigneeMyomo, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey Peisner, Alida Pelli, Samuel Kesner, Andrew Harlan, Christopher Long
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Abstract
A powered orthotic device includes a brace, a finger engagement member, a thumb engagement member, and a hand actuator. The powered orthotic device includes an affixment member affixed to the brace, and a finger carrier assembly with a finger carrier to engage the fingers of the wearer, as well as a locking mechanism configured to be removably attached to the affixment member. The wearer dons the orthotic device, without assistance from another, by placing the set of fingers into the finger carrier and using a free hand of the wearer to affix the locking mechanism to the affixment member.
Claims18
An improved powered orthotic device of the type being removably attachable to an arm of a wearer, the device including a brace, a finger engagement member, coupled to the brace, to engage a set of fingers, a thumb engagement member, and a hand actuator configured to cause motion of the finger engagement member relative to the thumb engagement member, wherein the improvement comprises:
- the finger engagement member including:
- a finger carrier shaped to engage the set of fingers of the wearer;
- an affixment member coupled to a component selected from the group consisting of the brace and the finger carrier;
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- a locking mechanism configured (a) to be toggled between an unlocked position and a locked position and (b) to be removably attached to the affixment member;
- so that the wearer can don the orthotic device, without assistance by a second person, by attaching the orthotic device to the arm of the wearer, placing the set of fingers into the finger carrier, and using a free hand of the wearer to stabilize the set of fingers in relation to the brace by causing the locking mechanism to engage with the affixment member and to thereafter toggle to the locked position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.