Orthotic clubfoot device and method
AssigneeD-Bar Enterprises, LLC
InventorJoe E. Fodor, Sr.
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Abstract
A dual-adjustable orthotic device to treat clubfoot and methods for using same. The device comprises a pair of paddles, adapted to attach footwear, attached at opposing ends of an adjustable torque bar the device has independent configuration systems to adjust the angle at which the paddles are oriented to the bar, and to adjust the torque loading applied to the paddles. These systems facilitate the independent adjustment of the device settings without changing the tensioning mechanism, stocking multiple devices, or having to disassemble and reassemble the tensioning structures.
Claims9
A dual-adjustable housing assembly comprising:
- a base cap having a first plurality of teeth on a top periphery thereof;
- a core cap comprising:
- an inner column;
- an outer column having a radius larger than said inner column and a height shorter than said inner column, and a top side and an opposing bottom side, said bottom side having a second plurality of teeth on a periphery thereof, said second plurality of teeth intermeshing with said first plurality of teeth;
- an index ring having a bottom side disposed on said outer column top side so that said inner column passes through said index ring, and an opposing top side having a third plurality of teeth on a periphery thereof;
- a torsion spring having a bottom end in connection with said base cap and an opposing top end in connection with said index ring, said torsion ring applying an amount of torque to said index ring, said amount of torque corresponding to a first rotational position of said index ring relative to said base cap;
- a top cap comprising:
- a radial protrusion adapted to accept a paddle;
- and
- a fourth plurality of teeth on a bottom periphery of said top cap, said fourth plurality of teeth intermeshing with said third plurality of teeth such that said radial protrusion is disposed at a first rotational angle to a vertical axis of said housing assembly, said first rotational angle corresponding to a first rotational position of said top cap relative to said index ring;
- where when said index ring is rotated to a second rotational position relative to said base cap, said torsion spring applies a second amount of torque to said index ring corresponding to said second rotational position of said index ring relative to said base cap;
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- wherein when said top cap is rotated to a second rotational position relative to said index ring, said radial protrusion rotates to a second rotational angle corresponding to said second rotational position of said top cap relative to said index ring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.