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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 1989
Filed:
Jun. 13, 1988
Arthur H Brook, Rolling Hills Estates, CA (US);
Peter J Carian, Inglewood, CA (US);
Leonard Katzin, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
Edmund E Landsinger, Torrance, CA (US);
James D Moore, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Leah D Rotter, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Stanley Schreiber, Marina Del Rey, CA (US);
Innovative Medical Engineering, Inc., Hawthorne, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for continuous passive motion of a limb or one or more fingers comprises a reciprocable carriage coupled to a drive belt which is driven by a motor through a disengageable clutch. A second drive belt also driven by the motor, and the first drive belt, carry elements whose positions can be sensed to control limits of motion. Individual finger actuators, adjustable in length and with internal springs, couple engagement means on the fingers to the carriage, which can be driven so as to provide predetermined dwell times at limits of flexion and extension.