Articulated connection for a postoperative orthosis

摘要

An articulated joint (10) for a post-operative brace comprises at least one inner disc-shaped element (13, 13'), equipped with blocking teeth (26, 26') and integral with a first upright (14), the inner disc-shaped element being designed to be accommodated inside a space delimited by a pair of outer disc-shaped elements (11, 11'), integral with a second upright (12) and hinged to the inner disc-shaped element (13, 13'); each outer disc-shaped element (11) is equipped with at least one toothed circumferential slot (17, 18) designed to accommodate blocking means (21, 21') which consist of at least one respective gudgeon pin (21, 21') integral with a strip (19, 19'), which can be moved radially and is free to swivel inside the outer disc-shaped elements (11). The strip (19, 19') also presents a means of elastic loading (23) positioned between the gudgeon pin (21, 21') and the central rotation pin (16) of the articulated joint (10). IMAGE