DE217267C - - Google Patents

Description

IMPERIAL

PATENT OFFICE

The present invention is an orthopedic apparatus that has a walking and Positioning apparatus for all fractures, joint inflammation and at the same time for the mechanical treatment of deformities in general.

The basic idea of the orthopedic apparatus is to be found in the fact that every special Production according to individual measurements is no longer necessary, but such adaptability enables the apparatus to be adapted to any individual body shape.

The doctor using such an apparatus is therefore always time-consuming, precision work relieved and does not depend on the orthopedic institute supplying this device, from the local mechanic or bandagist, as he is on the basis of a detailed, with precise regulations and requirements. Instructions for use and instructions provided with examples of regulations with the stretching device or extension device provided apparatus to the patient and the latter easier to treat able.

Also the large number of the less well-off, afflicted with deformed extremities Patients only become due to the fact that every expensive visit to an institution in If there is no longer any possibility of such a healing method, such a healing method comes in good time apply, all the more so because this apparatus is not the property of the patient but can always be part of the doctor’s equipment inventory.

An exemplary embodiment of the apparatus is given in the accompanying drawing. It shows: .

Fig. Ι a side view of the applied complete leg and hip apparatus including Corset,

Fig. 2 is a front view of the same,

3 shows a horizontal section through a side rail in approximately natural size, Fig. 4 is an external view of the previous figure,

Fig. 5 is an external view of the stretching and securing effect in each position Part in approximately natural size,

6 shows a detailed view of the knee joint with angled knee bend including fixing screws in V _{2 of} the natural size,

Fig. 7 is a detailed view of the hip joint also including fixing screws in V2 of the natural size,

8 shows a detailed view of the actual foot section when used as a storage device, where a simple one instead of the shoe The sole is screwed in.

There are no obligations whatsoever for dismantling, applying, adjusting or removing the device mechanical knowledge required.

As shown in FIG. 1, the apparatus can be worn with or without a corset.

The arrangement shown by Fig. 1 is z. B. in particularly severe hip inflammation and fractures of the femoral neck applied. The apparatus allows the most varied Combinations too, depending on the treatment of fractures of the lower leg, of joint inflammation

Claims (1)

as well as deformities of the lower extremities. In lighter cases, especially thigh fractures, the two side rails α of the trunk together with the armrests b attached to them can also be removed in order to keep the lumbar spine movable. The corset consists of a hip belt h, side rails α and those attached to the latter ίο armrests b. The hip belt is supplied in three different dimensions for each device, see above that in this way a good fit is guaranteed for every body formation. The side rails α as well as the armrests b are adjustable in height and position and are held together by the bandage made with ordinary bandages d. In this way, any desired pull can be exerted by means of the bandages d. The bandage and splints are mutually independent, so that the former is renewed at any time can be. The so-called hip splint i is detachably attached to the hip belt h and adjustable in length, as well as equipped with a hip joint provided with adjusting screws f , so that in this way it can be fixed in any position and any desired degree of movement, an advantage which is useful when treating the Hip joint inflammation as well as deformities of the hip joint in general is of the utmost importance. The splint and hip belt are also detachably arranged on the actual walking apparatus. The latter consists of the seat ring or the thigh sleeve k, the side rails I and the footplate e. The seat ring k is adjustable in any width and is set up so that the wadding or felt padding can be replaced at any time.
The footplate e is to be attached to each shoe in the manner of ice skates, which also makes the production of a special apparatus shoe unnecessary. Even the so-called heel strap is connected to the toe board g secured, on the one hand causes the extension, on the other hand shoes apparatus and fixed to each other. The extension takes place in such a way that the thigh sleeve k is pressed firmly against the tuber ossis ischi and the pubic arch, while the foot is drawn in by pulling the heel. In this position, all screws are loosened and the side rails, which consist of parts I and m and are connected to one another in a screw-like manner at η , are lengthened or shortened as required (see FIG. 5). In this way, simply unscrewing the part m results in an excellent stretching or extension device which at the same time enables the apparatus or the foot to be treated to be in any desired position, which can then be fixed by tightening the screws r . If the device is to serve as a storage device, the shoe shown in FIG. 1 comes into play in omission, and the footrest illustrated by FIG. 8 takes its place. Ρλ τ ε ν τ - A ν s ρ R υ c H: j§ Orthopedic apparatus, reaching from the shoulder to the sole, characterized in that that the supporting or stretching parts consist of partially nested Mannesmann tubes, in which at the points of the hip, knee and ankle with respect to height and Flexion angle switched on with adjustable hinges using fixing screws are, so that the device can be used to treat deformities and can even be worn while walking, and that the individual parts can be rotated in the axial direction for reversing the right and left sides. 1 sheet of drawings.