Patent ID: 8142379
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
1. A portable device for providing continuous passive motion, the portable device comprising a brace and a drive mechanism, wherein: the portable device is adapted for providing continuous passive motion of a limb of a human or animal body having a torso, the limb comprising a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end being connected to the proximal end with a first joint, the proximal end being connected to the torso with a second joint, the brace is adapted for supporting the distal end of the limb; the drive mechanism is adapted for providing a settable continuous passive motion of the first joint and/or the second joint of the limb, said drive mechanism being coupled to said brace and controlling movement of the distal end of the limb; the drive mechanism being adapted for controlling said passive motion simultaneously in a first control point and a second control point adapted to be placed at different locations on the distal end of the limb; and said drive mechanism comprises a first unit for controlling a first actuator configured for linearly displacing said first control point; said drive mechanism further comprises a second unit for controlling a second actuator configured for linearly displacing said second control point; and said portable device furthermore comprises means for flexible positioning said brace and said drive mechanism on a body of a patient, said means provided with means for flexible positioning for fastening said brace and said drive mechanism to the body of the patient.