Patent ID: 7354412

Claim:
A portable device for providing continuous passive motion, the portable device comprising a brace and a drive mechanism, wherein: the portable device is adapted for providing continuous passive motion of a limb of a human or animal body having a torso, the limb comprising a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end being connected to the proximal end with a first joint, the proximal end being connected to the torso with a second joint, wherein the brace is adapted for supporting the distal end of the limb; wherein the drive mechanism is adapted for providing a settable continuous passive motion of the first joint and/or the second joint of the limb, said drive mechanism being coupled to said brace and controlling movement of the distal end of the limb; said passive motion is controlled in a first control point and a second control point on the distal end of the limb; and said drive mechanism comprises at least a first unit for controlling movement of said first control point on the distal end of the limb; and wherein said portable device furthermore comprises flexible positioning means for flexible positioning said brace and said drive mechanism on the body of a patient carrying said device, said positioning means being provided with a fastening means for fastening said brace and said drive mechanism to the body of a patient carrying said device in a stable position, whereby said drive mechanism is at least partially housed within said positioning means.