Patents by Inventor Boris Bonutti

Boris Bonutti has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10667938
    Abstract: An orthosis for increasing range of motion of a body joint. The orthosis includes a rotational linkage mechanism having a driving link and a driven link configured for rotation about a joint axis. The driven link is selectively attachable to a body part to rotate the body part about the joint axis. A dynamic force mechanism is operatively connected between the driving link and driven link to impart a dynamic force upon the driven link when the driving link rotates relative to the driven link and the driven link resists rotation with the driving link due to a resistance force imparted on the driven link by the body part reaching a maximum range of motion. The dynamic force is transferred through the driven link to the body part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Bonutti Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Boris Bonutti, Glen A. Phillips, Peter M. Bonutti
  • Publication number: 20170135841
    Abstract: An ankle stretch orthosis includes a foot assembly having a ball support assembly adjustably mounted on a foot plate. The foot assembly includes an adjustment mechanism for selectively adjusting a position of ball support assembly relative to the foot plate to align the ball support assembly with a ball portion of a foot that is one of supinated and pronated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Boris Bonutti, Glen A. Phillips, Peter M. Bonutti, Ricke Shamhart, Joseph Mathewson
  • Publication number: 20170100295
    Abstract: An orthosis for increasing range of motion of a body joint. The orthosis includes a rotational linkage mechanism having a driving link and a driven link configured for rotation about a joint axis. The driven link is selectively attachable to a body part to rotate the body part about the joint axis. A dynamic force mechanism is operatively connected between the driving link and driven link to impart a dynamic force upon the driven link when the driving link rotates relative to the driven link and the driven link resists rotation with the driving link due to a resistance force imparted on the driven link by the body part reaching a maximum range of motion. The dynamic force is transferred through the driven link to the body part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Boris Bonutti, Glen A. Phillips, Peter M. Bonutti
  • Publication number: 20070219476
    Abstract: An orthosis for stretching tissue around a joint of a patient between first and second relatively pivotable body portions. The orthosis includes a first arm member affixable to the first body portion and including a first extension member extending therefrom. A second arm member affixable to the second body portion is also included and has a second extension member having an arcuate shape extending therefrom. A third arm member including a third extension member having an arcuate shape extending therefrom is interposed between the first and second arm members. The third arm member is operatively connected to the first and second arm members, such that the first and third arm members travel along an arcuate path defined by the second extension member when the third arm member is moved from a first position to a second position relative to the second arm member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Boris Bonutti, Peter Bonutti, Kevin Ruholl, Glen Phillips
  • Publication number: 20070219475
    Abstract: The present invention provides an orthosis for stretching tissue around a joint of a patient between first and second relatively pivotable body portions. The orthosis includes a first member affixable to the first body portion and including a first extension member defining an arcuate channel therein. A second member affixable to the second body portion is also included and has a second extension member having an arcuate shape extending there from. The second extension member is operatively connected to the first extension member and travels through and within the arcuate channel, along the arcuate path, when the second arm member is moved from a first position to a second position relative to the first member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Boris Bonutti, Peter Bonutti, Kevin Ruholl, Glen Phillips
  • Publication number: 20070100267
    Abstract: The present invention provides an orthosis for stretching tissue around a joint of a patient between first and second relatively pivotable body portions. The orthosis includes a first member affixable to the first body portion and including a first extension member extending therefrom. A second member affixable to the second body portion is also included and has a second extension member having an arcuate shape extending therefrom. The second extension member is operatively connected to the first extension member and travels through the first extension member along an arcuate path when the second arm member is moved from a first position to a second position relative to the first arm member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Boris Bonutti, Peter Bonutti, Kevin Ruholl
  • Publication number: 20070055190
    Abstract: The present invention provides an orthosis for stretching tissue around a joint of a patient between first and second relatively pivotable body portions, The orthosis includes a first arm member affixable to the first body portion and including a first extension member extending therefrom. A second arm member affixable to the second body portion is also included and has a second extension member having an arcuate shape extending therefrom, The second extension member is operatively connected to the first extension member and travels through the first extension member along an arcuate path when the second arm member is moved from a first position to a second position relative to the first arm member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Boris Bonutti, Peter Bonutti, Kevin Ruholl, Glen Phillips
  • Publication number: 20050197605
    Abstract: The present invention provides an orthosis for stretching tissue around a joint of a patient between first and second relatively pivotable body portions. The orthosis includes a first arm member affixable to the first body portion and including a first extension member extending therefrom. A second arm member affixable to the second body portion is also included and has a second extension member having an arcuate shape extending therefrom. The second extension member is operatively connected to the first extension member and travels through the first extension member along an arcuate path when the second arm member is moved from a first position to a second position relative to the first arm member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2004
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventors: Boris Bonutti, Peter Bonutti, Kevin Ruholl