FLEXIBLE EXOSPINE FOR REHABILITATION Russian patent published in 2023 - IPC A61F5/02 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: exospine is flexible for rehabilitation, characterized by its frame being made of a shoulder support interconnected through a series of vertebral supports, with a pelvic support. Each of the vertebral supports has the ability to move relative to each other with bending to the right/left, forward/backward and rotation around an axis. Each of the vertebral supports contains a bracket equipped at the ends with round-shaped supports located in a plane perpendicular to the bracket, and on both sides with bushings located in the central part of the said bracket, between the bushings of which a spherical element with a spool and a shoulder support are placed, rotatably, there is also a number of vertebral supports and a pelvic support, centered by an axis equipped, at one or both ends, with elastic elements and stops. The shoulder support is fixed on the shoulder girdle. A number of vertebral supports are strengthened in the torso area. The pelvic support is strengthened in the area of the hip joints. For strengthening, textile belt slings are used, the ends of which are equipped with Velcro fasteners.

EFFECT: invention provides a reduction in loads on the spine, a reduction in compression loads on the human spine during a sedentary activity, for example: car drivers, pilots, etc., the ability to redistribute the load from the weight of the upper body of a person and the weight in the hands, maintaining the mobility of the spine during bending and twisting.

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