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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2018
University of Tennessee Research Foundation, Knoxville, TN (US);
Denis J. DiAngelo, Germantown, TN (US);
Daniel Clay Hillyard, Arlington, TN (US);
Chloe Chung, Lakeland, TN (US);
Daniel Hoyer, Memphis, TN (US);
University of Tennessee Research Foundation, Knoxville, TN (US);
Abstract
The present subject matter relates to orthotic devices, systems, and methods configured to support a lumbar spine. In some embodiments, a lumbar spinal orthosis system includes a torso belt configured to be secured about a torso of a user, a pelvic belt configured to be secured about a pelvis of the user, and a distractive force mechanism connected between the torso belt and the pelvic belt. The distractive force mechanism is configured to generate a force between the torso belt and the pelvic belt acting bi-directionally across a lumbar spine of the user to substantially offload bodyweight of the user passing through the lumbar spine.