Patent ID: 7044926
Filing Date: 2006-05-16
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A joint component for an orthosis assembly for providing skeletal joint control of a limb, comprising: medial and lateral joint components for joining first and second orthotic sections forming the orthosis assembly, said medial and lateral joint components each having first and second parts hinged together, the first part of each of the joint components being attachable to the first orthotic section, and the second part of each joint component being attachable to the second orthotic section, the first and second parts of each of the joint components being connected through a spherical pivot that permits hinging along a first axis lying between the lateral and medial joint components, and being free for simultaneous pivoting about axes perpendicular to the first axis when attached to the first and second orthotic sections, the first part at least one joint component having a housing portion offset from the first axis, a screw threaded through a bore in the housing portion having an end extendable out of the housing portion and positioned to engage the second hinge part to adjustably stop pivoting of the hinge parts.