公开(公告)号：US5490831A

公开(公告)日：1996-02-13

申请号：US252032

申请日：1994-05-25

申请人： W. Neill Myers ,  Michael D. Shadoan ,  John C. Forbes ,  Kevin J. Baker ,  Darron C. Rice

发明人： W. Neill Myers ,  Michael D. Shadoan ,  John C. Forbes ,  Kevin J. Baker ,  Darron C. Rice

IPC分类号： A61F5/01 ,  A61F5/00

CPC分类号： A61F5/0102 ,  A61F2005/0162

摘要： A knee brace for aiding in rehabilitation of damaged leg muscles includes upper and lower housings normally pivotable one relative to the other about the knee joint axis of a patient. The upper housing is attachable to the thigh of the patient above the knee joint while the lower housing is secured to a stirrup which extends downwardly along the patient's leg and is attached to the patient's shoe. An actuation rod is carried within the lower housing and is coupled to a cable. The upper and lower housings carry cooperative clutch/brake elements which normally are disengaged to permit relative movement between the upper and lower housings. When the cable is extended the clutch/brake elements engage and lock the housings together. A heel strike mechanism fastened to the stirrup and the heel of the shoe is connected to the cable to selectively extend the cable and lock the brace in substantially any position when the patient places weight on the heel.

摘要翻译： 用于辅助损伤的腿部肌肉的康复的膝盖支架包括通常围绕患者的膝关节轴线相对于另一个枢转的上部和下部壳体。 上壳体可以连接到膝盖关节上方的患者的大腿，而下壳体被固定到沿患者腿部向下延伸并且附接到患者鞋的马镫上。 致动杆被承载在下壳体内并且联接到电缆。 上壳体和下壳体承载通常分离的合作离合器/制动元件，以允许上壳体和下壳体之间的相对运动。 当电缆延伸时，离合器/制动元件接合并将壳体锁定在一起。 紧固到马镫和鞋跟的脚跟打击机构连接到电缆以选择性地延伸电缆并且当患者将重量放置在跟部上时将支架锁定在基本上任何位置。