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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 06, 1998
Hans Kautzky, West Chicago, IL (US);
Other;
Abstract
A back support device has a pair of short crutches each having a shaft with an upper end and an armpit rest carried on the upper end. A pair of ball and socket connections each removably and pivotally support a lower end of each of the crutches. The lower ends of the crutches are each positioned adjacent one of a pair of pelvic bones of an individual and anchored at a fixed point either surgically or non-surgically. Each shaft extends upward from a respective one of the ball and socket connections to a respective one of the armpit rests. The lower ends of the crutches are free to rotate about the respective fixed points relative to the ball and socket connections according to movement of the individual. Unobstructed upper body movement is assured, while the vertical downward forces in the lower back vertebrae are reduced. The device may be hidden from view under a layer of clothing and permits standing, sitting, walking, running and stair climbing while keeping the hands free.