| 摘要 |
<p>An adjustable lumbar brace includes a back plate adapted to be placed against a patient's back with left and right side panels slidably mounted thereon allowing the distal ends of the panels to be moved toward or away from each other, thereby lengthening or shortening the length of the panels extending forwardly of the back plate to accommodate different waist sizes when the proximal ends of the panels are secured together at the patient's front. A manually-operable-variable- position latch is coupled between each panel and the back plate allowing the panels to be secured at selected locations on the back plate. Preferably the latch is in the form of a rack formed in a slot in the distal section of each panel and a pinion gear mounted on the back plate and engaging the rack.</p> |
