Patent ID: 11918501
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. A device, comprising:
an arm brace comprising:
an elbow and upper arm retaining portion;
a forearm retaining portion;
an anchor location on an outside surface of the forearm retaining portion;
a retaining slot located on a rearward portion of the elbow and upper arm retaining portion; and
an extendable, proximal grip disposed on a terminal end of the elbow and upper arm retaining portion, the extendable, proximal grip capable of sliding translation to adjust a length of the elbow and upper arm retaining portion, the extendable, proximal grip further comprising a pair of spaced apart hand grips;

a torso connection member comprising:
a body contoured and configured to mate with a portion of a side of a torso of a patient at approximately an iliac crest of the patient; and
one or more securement members coupled to the body, the one or more securement members configured to overlap an opposing side of the torso of the patient to secure the torso connection member on the torso;

a linkage that is configured to couple the elbow and upper arm retaining portion with the torso connection member in such a way that an elbow of the patient is next to the torso of the patient, wherein the elbow and upper arm retaining portion is pivotally coupled with the linkage;
a dial tensioner that is disposed on a forward portion of the body configured to be reachable by an opposing hand of the patient that is not placed in the elbow and upper arm retaining portion;
a resilient strap that is coupled with the dial tensioner at one end, the resilient strap coupling with the forearm retaining portion using a clip that releaseably connects with the anchor location, the resilient strap extending through the retaining slot; and
wherein when the patient places their arm in the arm brace and rotates the dial tensioner, the arm brace pivots to externally rotate a forearm while the elbow is maintained in a fixed position, and is configured to result in stretching of a shoulder capsule of a shoulder of the patient, the resilient strap providing a dynamic force that can be resisted against and moved by internal rotation of the forearm by the patient causing the resilient strap to stretch;
a shoulder strap that is configured to overlap a non-affected shoulder, the shoulder strap connected on both ends of the shoulder strap to the body of the torso connection member.