Patent ID: 7819827

Claim:
An apparatus for exercising and supporting an upper limb, the apparatus comprising: two support modules, each support module comprising a frame and a support plate fixed to the frame; a rigid connecting piece connecting a first side of a first of the support modules to a first side of a second of the modules; and an exercising part removably attached to the support plate of the first support module, the exercising part comprising an upper arm support means and a forearm support means and an actuator able to rotate or move said upper arm support means or part of said upper arm support means relative to the support plate, wherein the upper arm support means comprises a connecting part articulated or hinged in an upper part of the support plate extending above the frame of the first support module from an end of the connecting part so that the upper arm support means can be turned about at least one of vertically and horizontally in relation to the support plate.