1. A shoulder brace comprising:
a shoulder frame member mountable to an individual’s shoulder; and
an upper arm frame member mountable to the individual’s upper arm, and including at least one actuator configured to apply pressure to a shoulder joint of the individual in accordance with a movement of the individual’s arm.
2. The shoulder brace according to claim 1, wherein the at least one actuator comprises a threaded portion threadably engaging with the shoulder frame member such that the at least one actuator is rotated inwards toward the individual’s shoulder joint in accordance with the movement of the individual’s arm.
3. The shoulder brace according to claim 1, further comprising:
a pressure pad associated with the at least one actuator and configured to provide a comfortable pressure against the individual’s shoulder joint.
4. The shoulder brace according to claim 3, wherein the pressure pad is slidably moveable with the at least one actuator so the pressure pad does not rotate when the at least actuator rotates.
5. The shoulder brace according to claim 1, wherein the at least one actuator includes a first actuator positioned on a front portion of the individual’s shoulder joint and a second actuator positioned on a rear portion of the individual’s shoulder joint.
6. The shoulder brace according to claim 5, wherein the first and second actuators rotate inwards at a same rotational speed in accordance with the movement of the individual’s arm so as to apply equal pressure to the front and rear portions of the individual’s shoulder.
7. The shoulder brace according to claim 5, wherein the first and second actuators rotate inwards at a same rotational speed in accordance with the movement of the individual’s arm so as to apply an equal pressure to the front and rear portions of the individual’s shoulder.
8. The shoulder brace according to claim 1, further comprising:
an alignment strap mountable to an upper torso region of the individual and configured to align the shoulder frame member, said alignment strap including first and second ends pivotally connected to said shoulder frame member; and
an anchor strap mountable to a mid-section of the individual and configured to anchor the shoulder frame member, said anchor strap including a first and second ends pivotally connected to the shoulder frame member.
9. The shoulder brace according to claim 1, wherein bacteria static material is provided on skin-touching portions of the shoulder brace.
10. The shoulder brace according to claim 1, wherein the shoulder brace conforms closely to the contour of the individual’s body.
11. A shoulder brace comprising:
actuating means for compressing an individual’s shoulder joint in accordance with a movement of the individual’s arm.
12. The shoulder brace according to claim 11, further comprising:
means for mounting the shoulder brace to the individual’s shoulder and upper arm.
13. The shoulder brace according to claim 11, further comprising:
means for providing a comfortable pressure against the individual’s shoulder joint when the actuating means compresses the individual’s shoulder joint.
14. The shoulder brace according to claim 11, further comprising:
alignment means aligning the shoulder brace; and
anchoring means for anchoring the shoulder brace to a mid-section of the individual.
15. A method of treating a shoulder injury, comprising:
mounting a shoulder frame member on the individual’s shoulder; and
mounting an upper arm frame on the individual’s upper arm, said upper arm frame member including at least one actuator configured to apply pressure to the individual’s shoulder joint in accordance with a movement of the individual’s arm.
16. The method according to claim 15, wherein the at least one actuator comprises a threaded portion threadably engaging with the shoulder frame member such that the at least one actuator is rotated inwards toward the individual’s shoulder joint in accordance with the movement of the individual’s arm.
17. The method according to claim 15, wherein a pressure pad is associated with the at least one actuator so as to provide a comfortable pressure against the individual’s shoulder joint.
18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the pressure pad is slidably moveable with the at least one actuator so the pressure pad does not rotate as the at least oneactuator rotates.
19. The method according to claim 15, wherein the at least one actuator includes a first actuator positioned on a front portion of the individual’s shoulder joint and a second actuator positioned on a rear portion of the individual’s shoulder joint.
20. The method according to claim 19, wherein the first and second actuators rotate inwards at a same rotational speed in accordance with the movement of the individual’s arm so as to apply an equal pressure to the front and rear portions of the individual’s shoulder.
21. The method according to claim 19, wherein the first and second actuators rotate inwards at a same rotational speed in accordance with the movement of the individual’s arm so as to apply an equal pressure to the front and rear portions of the individual’s shoulder.
22. The method according to claim 15, further comprising:
an alignment strap mountable to an upper torso region of the patient and configured to align the shoulder frame member, said alignment strap including first and second ends pivotally connected to said shoulder frame member; and
an anchor strap mountable to a mid-section of the patient and configured to anchor the shoulder frame member, said anchor strap including first and second ends pivotally connected to the shoulder frame member.
23. The method according to claim 15, wherein a bacteria static material is provided on skin-touching portions of the shoulder brace.
24. The method according to claim 15, wherein the shoulder brace conforms closely to the contour of the individual’s body.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A lithium nickel cobalt composite oxide cathode material, comprising:
a plurality of secondary particles, each of the secondary particles consisting of aggregates of fine primary particles, and each of the secondary particles including a lithium nickel cobalt composite oxide, which is expressed as LiaNi1-bCobO2, an average chemical formula of each secondary particle satisfying one condition of 0.9\u2266a\u22661.2, and 0.1\u2266b\u22660.5;
wherein, the lithium nickel cobalt composite oxide has a structure with different chemical compositions of primary particles from the surface toward core of each of the secondary particles.
2. The lithium nickel cobalt composite oxide cathode material as claimed in claim 1, wherein the different chemical compositions includes lithium content uniformly distributed from the surface toward the core, nickel content increased from the surface toward the core, and cobalt content decreased from the surface toward the core in each of the secondary particles.
3. The lithium nickel cobalt composite oxide cathode material as claimed in claim 2, wherein the formula of primary particle near the surface of each secondary particle of the lithium nickel cobalt composite oxide cathode material is expressed as LiNixNi1-yCoyO2, wherein 0.9\u2266x\u22661.2, 0.15\u2266y\u22661.0, and the formula of primary particle in the core of each secondary particle of the lithium nickel cobalt composite oxide cathode material is expressed as Lix\u2032Ni1-y\u2032Coy\u2032O2, wherein 0.9\u2266x\u2032\u22661.2, 0\u2266y\u2032\u22660.3, and x=x\u2032, y>y\u2032.
4. The lithium nickel cobalt composite oxide cathode material as claimed in claim 3, wherein each of the primary particles has an average particle size of 30\u02dc700 nm.
5. The lithium nickel cobalt composite oxide cathode material as claimed in claim 4, wherein each of the secondary particles has an average particle size (D50) of 0.5\u02dc25 \u03bcm.
6. The lithium nickel cobalt composite oxide cathode material as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cathode material is a R-3m rhombohedral structure.
7. The lithium nickel cobalt composite oxide cathode material as claimed in claim 1, wherein tap density of the cathode material is greater than 1.5 gcm3.
8. The lithium nickel cobalt composite oxide cathode material as claimed in claim wherein a specific surface area of the cathode material is within 0.1\u02dc20 m2g.