Patent ID: 9320670
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: A61H

Claim Text:
1. A method to rehabilitate an individual's therapy leg after the knee in the therapy leg has been replaced with an artificial knee, the method including the steps of (a) providing a rehabilitation apparatus including (b) seating the individual in said seat with the individual's calf extending downwardly from said seat toward the ground; (c) securing the thigh of the individual's therapy leg with said first strap; (d) positioning said arm and said foot rest such that said first reading is on said display screen (e) placing the ankle of the individual's therapy leg in front of said foot rest; (f) instructing the individual to (g) using one of said control handles to position manually said arm and said foot rest such that said second reading appears on said display screen; (i) placing the ankle of the individual's therapy leg in back of said foot rest; (j) instructing the individual to (k) using one of said control handles to position said arm and said foot rest such that said third reading appears on said display screen; (l) instructing the individual to manually operate said brake handle to move said pad member to said second operative position when said arm is displaced from said vertical orientation; and, (m) manually operating said brake handle to move said pad member to said second operative position when said arm is displaced from said vertical orientation.