Heater for fitting orthoses to individual body joint

An orthosis is fitted to a body joint, in a preferred embodiment the equine fetlock, by locating the center of rotation (COR) of the joint; measuring the bones comprising the joint at points located with respect to the COR; selecting the appropriate orthosis from a selection of models thereof; and c...

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Hauptverfasser:	Jones, Andrew, Torrisi, Gregory Scott, Miller, Richard L, Size, Kristin Jugenheimer, Williams, Evan Hunter, Thompson, Victoria, Ramani, Mouli
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING AGRICULTURE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS CARE OF BIRDS, FISHES, INSECTS DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS FIRST-AID KITS FISHING FOMENTATION FORESTRY HUMAN NECESSITIES HUNTING HYGIENE INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULARARTICLES INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES PERFORMING OPERATIONS PROSTHESES REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS TRANSPORTING TRAPPING TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS VETERINARY INSTRUMENTS, IMPLEMENTS, TOOLS, OR METHODS WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:	An orthosis is fitted to a body joint, in a preferred embodiment the equine fetlock, by locating the center of rotation (COR) of the joint; measuring the bones comprising the joint at points located with respect to the COR; selecting the appropriate orthosis from a selection of models thereof; and custom-fitting the orthosis to the individual by heating it to soften a layer of thermoformable foam on the interior of the orthosis, and clamping the orthosis in place over the body joint. A kit of tools for performing the measurements is disclosed, as are a method for location of the COR of the body joint by palpation and a preferred heater.