Thoracic lumbar sacral orthosis
AssigneeOssur Hf
InventorsArni Thor INGIMUNDARSON, Brice ROBERTSON, Harry Duane ROMO
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Abstract
A thoracic lumbar sacral orthosis includes an upper body support for use with a torso orthosis. The upper body support has an anterior assembly including an anterior plate secured to the torso orthosis, a sternal assembly connected to the anterior plate, and a pectoral assembly connected to the sternal assembly. A posterior assembly is connected to the torso orthosis and is connected to the pectoral assembly by at least one strap. The sternal assembly has at least one pivot point arranged to pivot the sternal assembly relative to the anterior plate.
Claims20
An upper body support for use with a torso orthosis having anterior and posterior sides, the upper body support comprising:
- an anterior assembly connected to the torso orthosis;
- a posterior assembly connected to the torso orthosis, the posterior assembly including a posterior plate and a support panel removably attached to the posterior plate
- first and second straps connecting to the posterior assembly and securable to the torso orthosis.
An upper body support for use with a torso orthosis having anterior and posterior sides, the upper body support comprising:
- an anterior assembly connected to the torso orthosis and including an anterior plate and a sternal assembly slidably and lockingly mounted on the anterior plate;
- a posterior assembly connected to the torso orthosis, the posterior assembly including a posterior plate and a support panel removably attached to the posterior plate;
- first and second straps connecting to the posterior assembly, the first and second straps each having a first end securable to the sternal assembly and a second end securable to the anterior side of the torso orthosis.
An upper body support for use with a torso orthosis having anterior and posterior sides, the upper body support comprising:
- an anterior assembly connected to the torso orthosis and including an anterior plate and a sternal assembly slidably and lockingly mounted on the anterior plate;
- a posterior assembly connected to the torso orthosis, the posterior assembly including a posterior plate and a support panel removably attached to the posterior plate, the support panel having an elongate strut, and first and second arms extending from the elongate strut, the elongate strut being centrally located between the first and second arms and have a curved profile arranged for extending over a user's shoulder;
- first and second straps connecting to the posterior assembly, the first and second straps each having a first end securable to the sternal assembly and a second end extending through strap slots defined by the first and second arms.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.