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Surgery: Kinesitherapy > Kinesitherapy > Means For Passive Movement Of Disabled Extremity To Return Natural Range Of Motion

Means For Passive Movement Of Disabled Extremity To Return Natural Range Of Motion

Means For Passive Movement Of Disabled Extremity To Return Natural Range Of Motion patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.

12/07/06 - 20060276728 - Apparatus for assisting limb and computer program
An apparatus for assisting limb includes a body attachment, a link for upper leg, and a knee joint unit, a link for lower leg, a lower limb attachment, a drive unit and a knee joint actuator. The body attachment is attached to a trunk of a user. The link for ...

11/30/06 - 20060270951 - Control device and control program for walking assist apparatus
A control device and a control program for a walking assist apparatus set a desired lifting force to act on a user from a seat and distribute the desired lifting force to each leg link of the walking assist apparatus according to the ratios of treading forces of the legs ...

11/30/06 - 20060270950 - Active control of an ankle-foot orthosis
Techniques are provided for controlling a human-exoskeleton system comprising an ankle-foot orthosis by receiving system parameters for the human-exoskeleton system, receiving generalized coordinates such as an orientation of the foot, and determining a joint torque for controlling the ankle-foot orthosis to compensate for one or more components of forces acting ...

09/21/06 - 20060211957 - Device for mobilisation of the lower limbs
and two proximal slides (19) each of which is mobile in translation along one of the curved guidance tracks (6), where each of the two leg supports (7) is connected, at its proximal end, by a hinge, to a proximal slide (19), so that during a displacement in translation of ...

09/21/06 - 20060211956 - Wearable action-assist device, and method and program for controlling wearable action-assist device
A wearable action-assist device which assists or executes an action of a wearer by substituting for the wearer is provided with an action-assist tool 2 having an actuator 201 which gives power to the wearer 1, a biosignal sensor 221 which detects a wearer's biosignal, a biosignal processing unit 3 ...

06/29/06 - 20060142673 - Knee extension treatment apparatus
A knee extension treatment apparatus for applying a downward force to an upper surface of a user's leg while the leg is supported by the knee extension treatment apparatus, for facilitating the straightening of the leg when bent at the knee, according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises ...

05/04/06 - 20060094989 - Movement facilitation device
The present invention concerns movement facilitation devices for facilitating movement between a first portion of a first object and a second portion of the first object. One or more of the movement facilitation devices may be combined to form a movement device for facilitating movement of at least one joint ...

04/13/06 - 20060079817 - System and methods to overcome gravity-induced dysfunction in extremity paresis
The present invention relates to a system for use in rehabilitation and/or physical therapy for the treatment of injury or disease. The system can overcome gravity-induced dysfunction in extremity paresis following stroke or other neurological disorders. ...

04/06/06 - 20060074357 - Leg stretching machine
According to the invention, there is disclosed a leg stretching device characterized by a leg support arm mounted to a primary shaft at a first end, the leg support arm having a leg support secured to the leg support arm at a second end; and means for rotating the primary ...

02/23/06 - 20060041205 - Isorom portable isometric and passive range of motion device
The ISOROM is a rehabilitation device for both surgical and non-surgical upper extremity/shoulder patients to allow passive range of motion (PROM) and isometric strengthening within isolated ranges of movement. The apparatus is appropriate for continued progression of active assistive range of motion (AAROM) as particular physician protocols allow. ...

01/05/06 - 20060004307 - Active muscle assistance device and method
A method for controlling movement using an active powered device including an actuator, joint position sensor, muscle stress sensor, and control system. The device provides primarily muscle support although it is capable of additionally providing joint support (hence the name “active muscle assistance device”). The device is designed for operation ...

12/08/05 - 20050273022 - Portable therapy device
A portable medical device suitable for use in continuous passive motion (CPM) rehabilitation programs has a lightweight modular frame for ease of storage and portability. In one embodiment a proximal sling module is pivotally connected to a distal sling module with is pivotally connected to a heal plate module. Another ...

11/10/05 - 20050251067 - Lower extremity passive muscle manipulation device and method
This invention provides a mechanical lower extremity manipulation device to increase venous blood flow in lower extremities for the prevention of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism (PE), lower extremity edema, and other associated or related conditions. Foot plates pivoting on a base plate can be powered to provide a ...

11/03/05 - 20050245849 - Device for rehabilitation of individuals experiencing loss of skeletal joint motor control
A method and device for the rehabilitation of patients that have suffered loss of motor control of an appendicular joint due to neurological damage. The method includes attempted contraction by a patient of a muscle that serves to move an affected joint coupled with the production of a perception by ...

10/06/05 - 20050222523 - Passive motion machine providing controlled body motions for exercise and therapeutic purposes
A passive motion exercise and/or treatment apparatus is provided which includes a main support assembly for supporting at least the head and torso of a user. The main assembly includes three support members which, in one mode of operation, are disposed in a common plane. The second and third members ...

07/21/05 - 20050159683 - Arm circulation system stretching, recuperative chest enlargement and respiration assistance apparatus
An arm circulation system stretching, recuperative chest enlargement and respiration assistance apparatus consisting of a swinging appendage disposed at each of the two sides capable of synchronously ascending and descending at a slow rate. The speed of the swing is controlled by the user in a supine position whose arms ...



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