Patent ID: 8888724
Filing Date: 2014-11-18
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
1. A therapy apparatus for passive extension and flexion of at least one finger of a patient, comprising: an upper arm unit configured to connect to a portion of the patient's arm between the patient's elbow and shoulder, a lower arm unit configured to connect to another portion of the patient's arm intermediate the patient's hand and elbow, the lower arm unit comprising at least one aperture defined therein a portion of the lower arm unit, wherein the at least one aperture is proximate an anterior forearm region of the patient; a finger unit configured to substantially cover and compressably engage a portion of a distal end of the at least one finger; and at least one connective line, the at least one connective line having a proximal end selectively connected thereto a portion of the upper arm unit and a distal end selectively connected to a portion of the finger unit, wherein the at least one connective line also passes therethrough the at least one aperture, the at least one connective line longitudinally proximate both the anterior forearm region and an anterior upper arm region of the patient; wherein the portion of the finger unit is spaced a first distance from the portion of the upper arm unit when the patient's arm, hand, and fingers are in a fully extended anatomical position and wherein the at least one connective line has a length that is less than the first distance when the patient's arm is in a partially extended anatomical position, whereby dynamic extension of the patient's arm causes tension in the at least one connective line which causes the at least one finger to passively contract inwardly toward the at least one aperture in the lower arm unit.