DEVICE FOR TREATING KNEE JOINT CONTRACTURES Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: medical engineering.

SUBSTANCE: device has removable supporting members set on crus and femur having fastening members and connection members pivotally attached to each other and having rotation axes directed towards knee joint rotation axis. Draw lever and thrust lever connected to each other using rigid link with articulated connection are fixed on femur support base and allow angular movements. The draw lever has member for fixing angular position. The thrust lever has guiding member through which a flexible link is passed, its one end being fixed on support member and the other one on the thrust lever. Guiding members designed as flexible shells are fixed on connection members and femur support base. Flexible links are brought through the shells. Their ends are fixed on the draw lever and the other ends on cantilevers rigidly fixed on crural connection members in the attachment point positioned below the angular movement axis of the connection members.

EFFECT: enhanced effectiveness of treatment.

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