Global Patent Index - EP 1998725 A2

EP 1998725 A2 20081210 - ELBOW ORTHOSIS

Title (en)

ELBOW ORTHOSIS

Title (de)

ELLBOGENORTHESE

Title (fr)

ORTHOSE DU COUDE

Publication

EP 1998725 A2 20081210 (EN)

Application

EP 07758851 A 20070320

Priority

  • US 2007064341 W 20070320
  • US 78389606 P 20060320
  • US 68767907 A 20070319

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2007109638A2] An orthosis for stretching tissue around a joint of a patient between first and second relatively pivotable body portions. The orthosis includes a first arm member affixable to the first body portion and including a first extension member extending therefrom. A second arm member affixable to the second body portion is also included and has a second extension member having an arcuate shape extending therefrom. A third arm member including a third extension member having an arcuate shape extending therefrom is interposed between the first and second arm members. The third arm member is operativcly connected to the first and second arm members, such that the first and third arm members travel along an arcuate path defined by the second extension member when the third arm member is moved from a first position to a second position relative to the second arm member. Furthermore, the first arm member can slide along the third extension member as the third ami member is moved from the first position to the second position relative to the second arm member.

IPC 8 full level

A61F 5/00 (2006.01); A61H 1/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61F 5/013 (2013.01); A61H 1/0277 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2007109638 A2 20070927; WO 2007109638 A3 20080228; CA 2646887 A1 20070927; EP 1998725 A2 20081210; EP 1998725 A4 20100310

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2007064341 W 20070320; CA 2646887 A 20070320; EP 07758851 A 20070320