Orthopedic device
AssigneeOssur Hf
InventorsJonathan Walborn, Gil David Manalo, Katy Farr, Zachariah J. Klutts, Adam Dunn, Chris Webster
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Abstract
A compliance assembly includes a compliance strap arranged to engage and extend around the exterior of an orthopedic device, and a compliance clasp attached to the compliance strap. The compliance clasp includes a base member, a door member, and a locking system. The door member is pivotally connected to the base member and is movable between an open position and a closed position in which the door member is rotated toward the base member and locks the compliance strap between the base and door members. The locking system is arranged to irreversibly lock the door member in the closed position.
Claims19
A compliance assembly for use with an orthopedic device, the compliance assembly comprising:
- a compliance strap arranged to engage and extend around an exterior of the orthopedic device;
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- a compliance clasp attached to the compliance strap, the compliance clasp including:
- a base member;
- a door member pivotally connected to the base member, the door member movable between an open position wherein the door member is rotated away from the base member and the compliance strap is movable between the base and door members, and a closed position, wherein the door member is rotated toward the base member and locks the compliance strap between the base and door members;
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- a locking system including one or more detents concealed within the compliance clasp when the door member is in the closed position to prevent tampering, wherein the locking system is arranged to irreversibly lock the door member in the closed position so that the compliance clasp is only removable from the compliance strap by breaking at least one of the compliance clasp and the compliance strap.
An orthopedic device comprising:
- a base shell having ankle and foot receiving portion, the base shell forming an opening over a dorsal aspect thereof;
- a dorsal shell contoured to generally correspond to the opening of the base shell;
- a compliance strap arranged to extend over the dorsal shell and around a posterior of the base shell;
- a compliance clasp attached to the compliance strap, the compliance clasp including:
- a base member;
- a door member pivotally connected to the base member, the door member movable between an open position wherein the door member is rotated away from the base member and the compliance strap is movable between the base and door members, and a closed position, wherein the door member is rotated toward the base member and locks the compliance strap between the base and door members;
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- a locking system including one or more detents concealed within the compliance clasp when the door member is in the closed position to prevent tampering, wherein the locking system is arranged to irreversibly lock the door member in the closed position so that the compliance clasp is only removable from the compliance strap by breaking at least one of the compliance clasp and the compliance strap.
A compliance assembly for use with an orthopedic device including a base shell and a dorsal shell contoured to generally correspond to an opening of the base shell, the compliance assembly comprising:
- a compliance strap arranged to engage and extend around a posterior of the base shell and an anterior of the dorsal shell;
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- a compliance clasp attached to the compliance strap, the compliance clasp including:
- a base member;
- a door member pivotally connected to the base member, the door member movable between an open position wherein the door member is rotated away from the base member and the compliance strap is movable between the base and door members, and a closed position, wherein the door member is rotated toward the base member and locks the compliance strap between the base and door members;
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- a locking system arranged to irreversibly lock the door member in the closed position so that the compliance clasp is only removable from the compliance strap by breaking at least one of the compliance clasp and the compliance strap, wherein the locking system comprises one or more detents on the door member and one or more locking grooves on the base member corresponding to the one or more detents, the one or more detents being concealed within the compliance clasp when the door member is in the closed position to prevent tampering.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.