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US 2004/0073143 A1Published application
Shoulder orthosis
AssigneeBonutti IP, LLC
InventorsPeter M. Bonutti, Christopher A. Leo, Kevin R. Ruholl
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AssigneeBonutti IP, LLC
InventorsPeter M. Bonutti, Christopher A. Leo, Kevin R. Ruholl
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A shoulder orthosis is utilized to effect relative movement between bones in a body of a patient. The orthosis includes a base section which is connected with a trunk of a patient's body, an upper arm section which is connected with an upper portion of an arm of the patient, and a lower arm section which is connected with a lower portion of the arm of a patient. An interconnection between the base section and upper arm section of the orthosis is disposed beneath an axilla between the trunk and arm of the patient. A main drive assembly is operable to rotate the lower arm section of the orthosis relative to the upper arm section of the orthosis to pivot a humerus bone in the upper arm of the patient relative to a scapula bone in a shoulder of the patient. A secondary drive assembly is operable to move the lower arm section and upper arm section relative to the base section of the orthosis to move the upper arm of the patient into alignment with the shoulder of the patient.
A method of effecting movement between bones in a patient's body, said method comprising the steps of connecting a base section of an orthosis with a trunk of the patient's body, operating a first drive assembly to move upper and lower arm sections of the orthosis relative to the base section about an axis which extends beneath an axilla of the patient's body, connecting the upper arm section with an upper portion of the arm of the patient, connecting the lower arm section with a lower portion of the arm of the patient, and operating a second drive assembly to rotate the lower arm section and the lower portion of the arm of the patient about a second axis which extends through opposite ends of the upper portion of the arm of the patient and through a shoulder of the patient.
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