Patent ID: 8246559
Filing Date: 2012-08-21
Classification: A61F,A61H

Abstract:
1. An arm orthosis adapted for providing humeral rotation and elbow flexion to a human arm, comprising: a humeral member adapted for attachment to an upper arm of a person; an elbow assembly adapted for attachment to a forearm of a person; and an attachment mechanism adapted to attach the elbow assembly to the humeral member and to effect rotation of the elbow assembly, in a manner of a human arm, with respect to the humeral member; wherein the elbow assembly includes a flexion mechanism for bending the elbow assembly in a manner of a human elbow; and wherein the attachment mechanism includes an arcuate member attached to the elbow assembly and a translational mechanism engaging the arcuate member and adapted to provide support to the arcuate member and translational movement of the arcuate member with respect to the translational mechanism to provide the rotation of the elbow assembly with respect to the humeral member.