Patent ID: 8512266
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An orthopedic adjustment device comprising: an orthopedic appliance configured for supporting a human spine; an adjustment unit module comprising a plurality of adjustment units, the adjustment units provided at an inner surface of the orthopedic appliance, at locations on the orthopedic appliance corresponding to lateral sides of a human torso when the orthopedic appliance is worn around the torso, each of the adjustment units comprising a chamber, a pressure sensor and a pump, the pressure sensor and the pump arranged in the chamber, the pressure sensor configured for detecting a pressure of the chamber, the pump configured for adjusting the pressure of the chamber; and a pressure control module electrically connected to the adjustment unit module, the pressure control module configured for receiving pressure signals from the pressure sensors and providing pressure adjusting signals to the pumps to adjust the pressures of the chambers.