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US 2017/0281390 A1Published application
Orthopedic device
AssigneeOssur Iceland Ehf
InventorsJamal ABDUL-HAFIZ, Jonathan WALBORN
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Abstract
An orthopedic device, first and second struts, and a range-of-motion limiting pivot assembly connecting to the first and second struts. The pivoting assembly having an engagement member linked to a tab disposed and arranged for pulling radially outward away from a central axis of the pivoting assembly for adjusting the range of motion of the pivoting assembly.
Claims20
A pivot assembly for an orthopedic device having a central axis, comprising:
- a cover;
- a first plate disposed within the cover, the first plate having a plurality of engagement surfaces disposed along an outer periphery of the first plate;
- an arcuate channel defined by an inner peripheral surface of the cover and the first plate, the arcuate channel radially spaced from and coaxial with the central axis;
- a first pivot stop having a carriage arranged to slide relative to the arcuate channel, and an engagement member slidably disposed within the carriage, the engagement member linked to a tab disposed radially outward away from the carriage and the central axis.
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An orthopedic device, comprising:
- a first strut;
- a second strut;
- a pivot assembly connecting to the first and second struts, the pivot assembly including a pivoting element having a plurality of engagement surfaces and an arcuate channel radially spaced from and coaxial with a central axis, the pivot assembly further comprising a first pivot stop having a carriage arranged to slide relative to the arcuate channel, and an engagement member slidably disposed within the carriage, the engagement member linked to a tab disposed radially outward away from the carriage and the central axis.
A pivot assembly, comprising:
- a pivoting element having a plurality of engagement surfaces, and an arcuate channel radially spaced from and coaxial with a central axis;
- a first pivot stop having a carriage arranged to slide relative to the arcuate channel, and an engagement member slidably disposed within the carriage, the engagement member linked to a tab disposed radially outward away from the carriage and the central axis;
- a lock arranged to fit over the tab and a portion of the carriage to prevent movement of the engagement member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.