C-Brace®
changing lives one step at a time
What is the C-Brace and who can benefit from it?
The C-Brace is a microprocessor-controlled leg orthosis that responds to everyday movements and situations in real-time. This helps ensure the safety, stability, and confidence in user’s everyday lives.
The C-Brace allows people with paralysis in their legs to walk on uneven terrain, go up and down slopes, inclines, and take stairs one foot at a time, step-by-step.
C-Brace users can enjoy activities with their families and friends, while experiencing life in a completely new way. People with neurological indications of the lower limbs can benefit from the C-Brace. The leading indications are incomplete paraplegia (lesion between L1 and L5) with very minor to no spasticity, as well as post-polio syndrome, a condition that can follow poliomyelitis.
How does the C-Brace work?
The C-Brace consists of individually fabricated thigh, calf, and foot components. An ankle joint or individual spring element connects the foot and calf components. The sensor system continuously measures the flexion of the knee joint and its angular acceleration. This lets the C-Brace detect the user’s current walking phase, so it can regulate the hydraulic resistances as well as control the flexion and extension of the knee joint.
Why try the C-Brace?
C-Brace is changing lives one step at a time.
Functionality
Intelligent sensors for continuous movement control
Walking Recalculated
The C-Brace includes thigh, lower leg, and foot components, all of which are custom fabricated. An ankle joint (unilateral or bilateral treatment) or a custom spring element connects the foot and lower leg components. The sensor technology continuously measures knee flexion and angular acceleration of the knee. This allows the C-Brace to detect which phase of the gait cycle the user is currently in. It can then regulate the hydraulic resistances and control the flexion and extension of the knee joint.
C-Brace® – custom configuration with smart control
User Experience
I can do that on my own again
Frequently Asked Questions
The C-Brace can be used for numerous neurological indications. However, only a detailed examination conducted by a clinician can determine whether the C-Brace is actually suitable in your specific case.
Before you are fitted with a C-Brace orthosis, your certified O&P professional can use a trial orthosis to determine whether you will be able to use the functions of the C-Brace.
Many different factors determine how soon you can walk with the C-Brace and whether you are a candidate for its full functionality. Your personal physical condition is an important factor. Please connect with your certified O&P professional for an initial consultation.
When you are fitted with a C-Brace, your technician will explain the proper use of the orthosis to you in detail. In the course of special training and exercises, you will learn everything you need to know in order to use your C-Brace to its best ability.
The C-Brace is not suitable for showering. However, Ottobock’s Aqualine orthosis system is a waterproof walking device designed especially for wet conditions. All of its components are designed for contact with water.
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