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US 5,325,849 AGranted
Continuous passive motion device
OwnerEric P. Rugoinventor
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Abstract
An improved continuous passive motion machine preferably having an ankle lock assembly, an extension lock assembly, and an extended rod or handle to assist in locking/unlocking.
Claims3
In a continuous passive motion device for exercising a lower limb, including a frame having two generally parallel and rigid longitudinal support members, a foot support, and means for actuating the machine to cause the longitudinal support members and the foot support to move a patient's leg resting in the machine through extension and flexion, the improvement comprising:
- an ankle hold assembly rotatably secured to said frame such that said ankle hold assembly may be brought into a position adjacent the anterior portion of the patient's ankle;
- means for enabling said ankle hold assembly to inhibit upward motion of the patient's ankle perpendicular to said longitudinal support members;
- and means for enabling a patient in the prone position to cause said ankle hold assembly to rotate to said position adjacent the patient's ankle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.