Patent ID: 6148824
Filing Date: 2000-11-21
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A method of moving a portion of a limb which has been partially paralyzed, the method comprising:implanting a biasing device in the body of a person having a limb which is at least partially paralyzed;attaching one end of the biasing device to a first portion of the limb to be moved;anchoring another end of the biasing device to a second portion of the limb;the biasing device operable for biasing the first portion of the limb in a first direction to hold said first portion in a first position, the biasing device further operable for allowing the first portion to move in a second direction when a force from a non-paralyzed muscle group acts on said first portion of the limb while continuing to bias the first portion in said first direction so that it returns to said first position when the force from the muscle group is removed.