EP 0957762 A1 19991124 - AN ORTHOPEDIC DEVICE SUPPORTING TWO OR MORE TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
Title (en)
AN ORTHOPEDIC DEVICE SUPPORTING TWO OR MORE TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
Title (de)
ORTHOPÄDISCHE VORRICHTUNG DIE ZWEI ODER MEHRERE BEAHNDLUNGSSYSTHEME UNTERSTÜTZT UND DAZUGEHÖRENDES VERFAHREN
Title (fr)
DISPOSITIF ORTHOPEDIQUE SUPPORTANT AU MOINS DEUX SYSTEMES DE TRAITEMENT ET PROCEDES ASSOCIES
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9607047 W 19960516
- US 44294595 A 19950517
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9636278A1] An orthopedic restraining device (100) controls and monitors two functionally distinct orthopedic treatments through a portable, programmable control unit (106). The functionally distinct treatments are selected from exercise based treatments and treatments based on energy propagating transducers. The exercise based treatment structures can be isometric exercise structures or non-isometric based treatment structures. The energy propagating transducer based treatment structures include ultrasonic transducer based treatment structures, pulsed electromagnetic treatment structures, and electrical conduction based treatment structures. An alternative device incorporates a hinge (116) on a support structure (108) for non-isometric exercise where the resistance or range in the hinge (116) can be controlled by electrical signals from a control unit (106). The invention gives a physician the power to design an entire treatment program for a patient using a variety of treatment methods coordinated and monitored through a control unit. The invention integrates the control of each of the selected treatments to optimize treatment results.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A61N 1/00 (2006.01); A63B 21/005 (2006.01); A63B 24/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2006.01); A63B 21/002 (2006.01); A63B 23/04 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A63B 21/0057 (2013.01 - EP US); A63B 24/00 (2013.01 - EP); G16H 20/30 (2017.12 - EP US); A63B 21/0023 (2013.01 - EP); A63B 21/0056 (2013.01 - EP); A63B 23/0494 (2013.01 - EP); A63B 2213/001 (2013.01 - EP); A63B 2213/004 (2013.01 - EP); A63B 2213/008 (2013.01 - EP); A63B 2220/16 (2013.01 - EP); A63B 2220/54 (2013.01 - EP)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE ES FR GB IT
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9636278 A1 19961121; EP 0957762 A1 19991124; EP 0957762 A4 20030402; JP H11505161 A 19990518
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9607047 W 19960516; EP 96920238 A 19960516; JP 53505496 A 19960516