Adjustable orthosis joint for the controlled movement and/or fixation of a hand, and orthosis having an orthosis joint of this kind
AssigneeKimebo Ug (HaftungsbeschräNkt)
InventorUwe KLIMMER
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AssigneeKimebo Ug (HaftungsbeschräNkt)
InventorUwe KLIMMER
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The present invention relates to an adjustable orthesis joint (10) for the controlled movement and/or fixation of a hand of a patient and to an orthesis (1) having such an orthesis joint (10), which is distinguished in that it comprises at least one fastening element (12) for pivotable fastening of a first pivot lever (15); at least one first, upper angle adjustment element (11), and at least one second, lower angle adjustment element (13); the first angle adjustment element (11) and the second angle adjustment element (13) each comprising at least one pivot limitation (111; 131), which limit the extension and/or flexion movement of a first pivot lever (15) in its range of movement. The adjustable orthesis joint (10) according to the invention advantageously makes it possible to control the angles of the extension and flexion as well as the ulnar and radial deviation of the hand according to the state of health and therapy requirement of the patient, while being advantageously compact and robust.
Adjustable orthesis joint (10) for the controlled movement and/or fixation of a hand of a patient, comprising at least
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