Dynamic exoskeletal orthosis

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The instant invention is a device that operates as an exoskeletal supporting structure for the stability, mobility and predictability of joints and limbs.
The device provides dynamic exoskeletal orthosis mobility along the desired planes and locks out undesired planes.
Further, the device provides stability and protection.
In one embodiment the instant invention is used to support an arm or other body joint while allowing the flexing and extending of the arm through normal joint motion including triplanar motion.
The arm embodiment includes a first rigid section preferably constructed of plastic that is secured around the upper portion, humerus, of an arm and a second rigid section preferably constructed of plastic, that is secured around the lower portion, radius, of the arm.
The upper portion and lower portion are coupled together by a multi-piece shell elbow joint having a common pivot point allowing pivotal movement of the shell.
The shell includes various coupling points so as to secure each section in a fixed position allowing for a limited range of motion.
In addition, the lower portion can be secured to the elbow section and thereby fixated in a position relative to the upper portion by use of adjustable securement screws.
In this manner, an injury may be rehabilitated by allowing movement of the arm in a predetermined noninjurious direction allowing the injured portion of the arm to heal yet providing freedom of movement so as to maintain muscle tone in circulation through the arm thereby allowing hastened recovery.
A wrist section can be further attached to the lower arm portion for use in maintaining the wrist in a fixed position or allowing the wrist to be used as a support element should another part of the arm such as the radius be injured.
In this manner, the wrist section operates to position or limit movement of the wrist in a particular direction.
Dr.
Marc Rosenblatt, the inventor, working in close cooperation with Dr.
Joseph John Rizzuto, II, an orthotics specialist, further perfected the invention through a close cooperation between medicine and engineering by focusing on the biomechanical deficits of the prior art with an initial prototype manufactured by John Bergen and Jamalm Shafiullah