Movement facilitation device
CA 2536981 C · Owner: University Of Wollongong · Inventors: Scott, Timothy Roderick Dalkeith; Zhou, Dezhi; Abolfathi, Peter Puya
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The present invention concerns movement facilitation devices for facilitating movement between a first portion of a first object and a second portion of the first object. One or more of the movement facilitation devices may be combined to form a movement device for facilitating movement of at least one joint or limb of a patient's body. One form of a movement device according to the invention is a glove which at least partially encloses the joint or limb. The invention also encompasses systems for applying Continuous Passive Motion therapy to a joint or limb of a patient using the devices of the invention. The invention also encompasses the use of shape memory materials and of …
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- Filed September 4, 2003 and granted August 20, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 4, 2023.
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