UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG;NORTHERN SYDNEY AREA HEALTH SERVICE
发明人:
SCOTT, TIMOTHY RODERICK DALKEITH,VARE, VERONICA A.,ABOLFATHI, PETER PUYA,WALLACE, GORDON G.,SPINKS, GEOFFREY M.,ZHOU, DEZHI
申请号：
CA2536981
公开号：
CA2536981C
申请日:
2003.09.04
申请国别(地区):
CA
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要：
The present invention concerns movement facilitation devices for facilitatingmovement between a first portion of a first object and a second portion of thefirst object. One or more of the movement facilitation devices may be combinedto form a movement device for facilitating movement of at least one joint orlimb of a patient's body. One form of a movement device according to theinvention is a glove which at least partially encloses the joint or limb. Theinvention also encompasses systems for applying Continuous Passive Motiontherapy 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 ofconducting polymers in the devices and systems of the invention, as well asthe design of force transducers and actuators that may be used in the devices.
