Patent ID: 11883315
Assignee: ROCK STANCE
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A conformable and reconfigurable orthosis, comprising:
a grid comprising rope like sections, wherein said rope like sections comprise:
a central core resistive heating element that is configured to reach a maximum temperature of 180 degree Celsius;
an electrically insulating layer;
a structural layer of carbon fiber composite with a glass transition temperature that is less than said reached temperature of said central core resistive heating element; and
a thermal insulation layer that acts as a heat sink for cooling said heated central core resistive heating element, thereby setting a shape of said conformable and reconfigurable orthosis, and wherein the thermal insulation layer inhibits heat transfer from said central core to skin of a wearer of said conformable and reconfigurable orthosis; and

an electrical lead for connecting the conformable and reconfigurable orthosis to a power source.