Patent ID: 6692451
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: A61G,A61H

Abstract:
A passive motion apparatus, said apparatus comprising:a main support assembly for supporting at least part of the body of a user of the apparatus and including a first support member including a substantially horizontal support surface defining a plane and a second support member including a substantially horizontal support surface disposed in said plane, said second support member being pivotably connected to said first support member and being movable relative thereto such that movement of the second support member with respect to the first support member provides passive movement of a part of the body of a user supported by said second member relative to a part of the body supported by said first support member; a separable leg support assembly adapted to be connected, in use, to said main support assembly at either end of said main support assembly so as to support at least part of the legs of the user; and motorized drive means for, when activated, providing said movement of said second support member relative to said first support member on a continuous, cyclically repeated basis to provide continuous passive movement of the part of the body supported by said second member.