A limb protective covering is provided having a tubular sleeve of plastic and an integral hand or foot receiving member and an elongate closure strap having a panel intermediate its ends fastened to the sleeve by fastening to an inner rigidifying panel with the sleeve sandwiched between.

Apparatus for exercising a limb of a user comprises a housing, a movable member on the housing which engages a limb of a user, and a drive mechanism on the housing for reciprocating and/or oscillating the movable member to exercise the user's limb.

A limb trimmer apparatus is provided comprising a blade releasably secured to a housing assembly. The housing assembly comprises a housing having first and second flat sides for alternatively securing the blade to the housing assembly in desired extended or storage positions. A clamp and fastener may be provided for selectively securing the blade to one of the first or second flat sides. The blade being secured to the second flat side may be loosened and rotated about the fastener selectively be...

An alignment device (10) for a prosthetic limb (12) to provide angular movement of the prosthetic limb (12) in an anterior-posterior plane. The alignment device (10) includes a mounting mechanism (24) supported by a prosthetic socket (28), a prosthetic limb (12) operatively connected to the mounting mechanism (24), and an extendable and retractable positioning mechanism (84) operatively connected to the mounting mechanism (24) and the prosthetic limb (12). The prosthetic limb (12) is adapted to ...

A protective body guard (10) providing a full range of motion that closely tracks the biomechanical movement of a joint. The device provides protection against sharp objects, impact and limb movement into positions that may cause injury. The device (10) comprises successive segments (12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22) made of a hard, impact-resistant, light material and arranged in overlapping fashion and interconnected by means of a single pivot pin (28) or flexible strap in an arcuate slot (30) at each s...

An ejection seat-mounted system for temporary secure attachment of the li of an aviator or other user to the seat during ejection, preventing limb flail and consequent injury. Initially, two rigid arm restraints are pivotably mounted to the sides of the seat in a nonobstructive raised position, and two rigid leg restraints are mounted at the sides of the seat in a substantially nonobstructive extended position to help keep the aviator's legs in place. After the aviator pulls a D-ring initiating ...

A microwave limb sounder (MLS) to measure trace gases in the upper atmosphere by comparing spectral noise content of limb soundings with the spectral noise content of cold space utilizes an offset Cassegrain antenna system and a tiltable input mirror to alternately look out at the limb and up at cold space at an elevation angle of about 22.degree.. The mirror can also be tilted to look at a black body calibration target. Reflection from the mirror is directed into a radiometer the head of which ...

A method of constructing an artificial limb from individual components comprising providing a plurality of logical unit tables (2A, 2B) arranged to contain data related to a respective class of the components, providing a plurality of component records (4A, 4B) located in at least one of the logical unit tables (2A, 2B) arranged to hold data related to a respective plurality of components of the same class providing an interface field (6A, 6B) located in each respective component record (4A, 4B)...

Patients' limb immobilizers for stabilizing fractured or broken limbs, which may be enclosed in casts, are structured to eliminate rolling movement of the limb, to promote comfort and healing. Laterally extending support bases resting on a bed or other underlying support surface are provided with a pair of upwardly-extending limb-embracing elements, which are adjustable to provide close embrace of the patient's limb. The elements may be rigid or flexible; they are releasably clamped on the patie...

An apparatus for protecting a limb of a user. The apparatus includes two or more anthropometrically shaped panels. Each panel is formed from sheets that are both flexible and stable to maintain the shape of the apparatus during use without need for additional elements to hold the shape of the apparatus. The panels are connected, preferably by sewing. The apparatus is worn by the user to avoid limb injuries.