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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2006
T. Walley Williams, Iii, Belmont, MA (US);
William J. Hanson, Bolton, MA (US);
T. Walley Williams, III, Belmont, MA (US);
William J. Hanson, Bolton, MA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A locking shoulder joint adapted to be attached to a user's shoulder, generally comprising a rotor provided with a plurality of radially positioned pins, that rotates relative to a stator, and a cam provided with one or more plungers adapted to engage said rotor pins to releasably lock said rotor in position selected by said user, all of which act to move a humeral member in a direction corresponding to a flexion/extension direction of the shoulder joint; and a yoke coupled to an axle for moving the humeral member in a direction corresponding to an abduction/adduction direction of the shoulder joint.