Lupe A Gonzalez

US Patent:

20060271043, Nov 30, 2006

Filed:

May 27, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/139420

Inventors:

Lupe Gonzalez - Summit NJ, US

International Classification:

A61B 17/00

US Classification:

606055000, 601005000

Abstract:

A user-attached, manually operated fluid-driven arm lift device for people who have difficulties in lifting an arm unassisted includes: a) a base support member adapted to fit about a portion of a side rib area of a human; b) a base support member attachment mechanism connected to the base support member and adapted to removably attach the base support member to the human; c) an arm support member having a top end and having a bottom end, and being hingedly connected to the base support member at its top end; d) a fluid-driven piston, cylinder and drive rod system connected to the base support member at the system bottom end and to the arm support member at system top end; e) a manually operated fluid pump and a fluid reservoir; and f) a fluid release mechanism.