Patent ID: 6149612
Filing Date: 2000-11-21
Classification: A61H,A63B

Abstract:
A rehabilitative apparatus for treatment of reflex sympathetic dystrophy comprising;a) a frame that has an upper surface;b) a plurality of support brackets extending above the frame upper surface and anchored thereto during use;c) a pair of shafts supported for rotary motion by the brackets in a position spaced above the upper surface;d) each of said shafts having a proximal end portion having a grip handle disposed thereon to be gripped by a user;f) each of said shafts having a distal end portion and a rotary gear disposed thereon;h) a gear transmission arrangement that joins the gears of the distal end portions of the respective shafts so that when one of the shafts rotates, the other shaft is rotated; andi) a flywheel attached to the output of said gear transmission for storing energy transmitted to one of the shafts by the user.