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US 8,771,214 B2Granted
Hip abduction orthosis
AssigneeOssur Europe B.V.
InventorsHarry Plechelmus Christenhusz, Lambertus Joseph Martinus Kruijsen
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AssigneeOssur Europe B.V.
InventorsHarry Plechelmus Christenhusz, Lambertus Joseph Martinus Kruijsen
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A hip abduction orthosis for stabilizing the hip joints of a user, provided with a trunk engaging part, first and second thigh engaging parts and first and second coupling parts, wherein the first coupling part connects the first thigh engaging part with the trunk engaging part and the second coupling part connects the second thigh engaging part with the trunk engaging part. A distance between the first and/or the second thigh engaging part and the trunk engaging part is settable. An abduction angle of that thigh engaging part is settable. The distance and the abduction angle are coupled such that a first set distance between that thigh engaging part and the trunk engaging part is coupled with a first set abduction angle and a second set distance different from the first set distance is coupled with a second set abduction angle different from the first set abduction angle.
An orthosis comprising:
An orthosis comprising:
A method for securing an engaging part to operatively enclose a body part of a user, the engaging part including an intermediate part, a first enclosing part bendably pivotally connecting to a first end of the intermediate part about a first rotational axis, a second enclosing part bendably pivotally connecting to a second end of the intermediate part about a second rotational axis, and a bistable element bendably pivotally connecting to the first enclosing part about a third rotational axis and bendably pivotally connecting to the second enclosing part about a fourth rotational axis, the bistable element consisting predetermined first and second stable conditions in which the bistable element is urged, the method comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.