IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO UPPER EXTREMITY BRACES

摘要

A brace for restricting the movement of a shoulder joint, the brace comprising:
a trunk module attachable to a human body in the vicinity of the torso at the side of the body corresponding to the shoulder to be restrained, wherein the trunk module includes a strap for attaching the brace to the body; and at least one first part of a locking mechanism; a forearm module pivotable relative to the trunk module and
adapted to support the forearm in a plurality of positions relative to the upper arm, the forearm module further including at least one second part of a locking mechanism capable of engaging and disengaging with said first part of the locking mechanism; and a posterior upper arm support attached to the trunk module in a fixed position to prevent movement of the upper arm and shoulder; wherein in a first orientation the at least one first part of the locking mechanism is engaged with the at least one second part of the locking mechanism such that forearm module is capable of positioning the forearm at first position relative to the upper arm; and wherein in a second orientation the at least one first part of the locking mechanism is disengaged from the at least one second part of the locking mechanism such that the forearm module is capable of pivoting relative to the trunk module to enable the forearm to be positioned at a second position relative to the upper arm.