摘要 |
There is provided a customizable orthotic bracing device, including an exoskeletal quasi-spinal column ( 12 ) extendable along the back of a patient and attachable to a body portion of the patient by means of a plurality of belt means ( 14, 14 ') substantially surrounding the body portion at different points thereof, with the quasi-spinal column being comprised of a plurality of stackable and interlinkable segmental units ( 20 ), each unit consisting of a number of interlinkable sub-units ( 22, 24, 26, 28 ), characterized in that the position of the sub-units relative to one another can be adjusted in at least three degrees of freedom.
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