CPC A61H 3/00 (2013.01) [A61F 5/028 (2013.01); A61H 1/0244 (2013.01); B25J 9/0006 (2013.01); A61H 2003/007 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1626 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1642 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1645 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1652 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A body interface, comprising:
a panel being semi-rigid or rigid, the panel arranged to control sagittal movement and control coronal movement to control spinal/hip motion of lateral bending and abduction, respectively, the panel arranged to control flexion-extension such that the panel is arranged with a superior or thoracic portion, an inferior or sacral portion, and a central or lumbar portion located between the superior portion and the inferior portion of the panel;
first and second arms located on opposed lateral sides of the panel through which first and second belt segments of an attachment system, respectively, extend to engage one another and to define a circumference around a user, the attachment system tensionable by at least one tensioning element;
wherein the body interface further comprises a cover extending over the panel, the cover is a non-stretch textile tensioned and secured at superior and inferior ends of the panel to form a first arc, and the cover is tensioned at first and second lateral ends to form a second arc, both the first and second arcs being spaced apart and suspended over the panel.
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