Surgical or orthopedic splint having means for exercising uninjured leg portions to prevent muscular atrophy and joint stiffness

Claim 1

A SURGICAL OR ORTHOPEDIC LEG SPLINT, PARTICULARLY FOR USE BY PATIENTS IN DORSAL POSITION, COMPRISING A SUPPORT; A FIRST BRACE ADAPTED TO BE APPLIED TO A PATIENT''S THIGH AND HAVING AN END PORTION ARTICULATELY JOINED WITH SAID SUPPORT IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE HIP JOINT; A SECOND BRACE ADAPTED TO BE APPLIED TO THE SHIN; FIRST PIVOT MEANS ARTICULATELY CONNECTING SAID BRACES TO EACH OTHER IN REGISTRY WITH THE KNEE JOINT; A FIRST TWO-ARMED BALANCE BEAM FULCRUMED IN SAID SUPPORT AT A LEVEL ABOVE THE HIT POINT; A FIRST COUNTERWEIGHT PROVIDED ON ONE ARM OF SAID FIRST BEAM; A SECONE TWO-ARMED BALANCE BEAM; SECOND PIVOT MEANS CONNECTING SAID SECOND BEAM WITH THE OTHER ARM OF SAID FIRST BEAM AT A LEVEL ABOVE THE KEE JOINT; A SECOND COUNTERWEIGHT PROVIDED ON ONE ARM OF SAID SECOND BEAM; FIRST CONNECTOR MEANS CONNECTING SAID FIRST AND SECOND PIVOT MEANS; AND SECOND CONNECTOR MEANS CONNECTING SAID SECOND BRACE WITH THE OTHER ARM OF SAID SECOND BEAM.