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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2015
Bonutti Research, Inc., Effingham, IL (US);
Boris P Bonutti, Effingham, IL (US);
Peter M Bonutti, Effingham, IL (US);
Kevin Ruholl, Effingham, IL (US);
Glen Phillips, Effingham, IL (US);
Bonutti Research, Inc., Effingham, IL (US);
Abstract
A device for moving a knee joint in a body of a patient is provided. The device includes a first arm member coupled to a first leg support configured to support an upper portion of a leg of the patient, a second arm member coupled to a second leg support configured to support at least one of a lower portion of a leg and a foot of the patient, and a control assembly operatively connected to the first and second arm members and configured to selectively move the second arm member relative to the first arm member. The control assembly includes a first motorized drive assembly coupled to the first and second arm members and operable to drive movement of the second arm member relative to the first arm member and a second motorized drive assembly coupled to the first and second arm members and operable to drive movement of the second arm member relative to the first arm member.