| 摘要 |
A device promotes triple flexion of the hip, knee and ankle. The device includes a belt, knee cuff, ankle wrap, foot wrap and two pairs of adjustable bands. The device is configured to promote triple flexion in the hip, knee and ankle of the user during the swing phase of walking when the user has the belt wrapped around the user's waist, the knee cuff wrapped around the user's knee, the ankle wrap wrapped around the user's ankle and the foot wrap wrapped around the user's foot. |
| 主权项 |
1. A device for assisting with hip, knee and ankle flexion, the device comprising:
a belt configured to be worn around a waist of a user; a knee cuff configured to wrap around a knee of the user and positioned below the belt; a foot wrap configured to wrap around a foot of the user and positioned below the knee cuff; a two pairs of adjustable bands wherein the first pair each have a first end adjustably connected to the belt and a second end securedly fixed to the knee cuff and a second pair each have a first end adjustably connected to the knee cuff and a second end securedly fixed to the foot wrap; an ankle wrap configured to wrap around an ankle of the user and positioned between the knee cuff and the foot wrap, wherein the ankle wrap has two loops for receiving there through the second pair of adjustable bands; and whereby, triple flexion occurs in the hip, knee and ankle of the user during the swing phase of walking when the user has the belt wrapped around the user's waist, the knee cuff wrapped around the user's knee, the ankle wrap wrapped around the user's ankle and the foot wrap wrapped around the user's foot. |
