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US 6,142,965 AGranted
Variably adjustable bi-directional derotation bracing system
OwnerPaul R. Mathewsoninventor
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A lightweight orthopedic brace having no rigid structural elements is constructed from flexible material and is designed primarily to provide for restriction of rotational movement and translation about the targeted joint by providing flexible bracing members which wind in a circumferentially spiraling manner about a target joint to provide active resistance to axial rotation and translation in the joint. The bracing members are adjustable to selectively increase the amount of resistance to axial rotation. The device may further comprise an undersleeve and/or an oversleeve to provide additional compression to the joint and to facilitate the circumferential winding of the bracing members. Construction of the orthopedic brace is such that resistance to rotation is achieved in both the internal and/or external directions. The orthopedic device has a multiplicity of uses, including, but not restricted to prophylactic, post-injury/surgery, as well as proprioceptive and retraining functions.
An orthopedic brace providing active resistance to axial rotation and translation in a joint comprising an attachment member, at least one circumferentially spiraling bracing member having a proximal end for positioning on one side of a joint and attached to said attachment member and a terminal distal end for positioning on the other side of the joint along a longitudinal axis formed through the joint and attached to said attachment member at least one of said proximal end or said terminal distal end being detachably attached to said attachment member, and a continuous circumferentially spiraling distance of singular direction extending between said proximal end and said distal end defining a circumference orientated about the joint from said proximal end to said distal end, active resistance to axial rotation and translation of the joint being provided by a change in said circumference responsive to a change in position of said proximal end relative to said distal end, said at least one circumferentially spiraling bracing member sized to provide body-compressive force about a joint proximal and distal to the joint.
An orthopedic brace for actively resisting axial rotation and translation in a joint comprising:
A method of bracing a physiological joint to provide active resistance to rotation about and translation in the longitudinal axis of the joint comprising:
An orthopedic brace for actively resisting axial rotation and translation in a joint comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.