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US 11,890,503 B2Granted
Ankle dorsiflexion therapy device
AssigneeGrassroots Physical Therapy LLC
InventorsEsther Smith, Brendan Perkins
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Abstract
In one example, an apparatus includes a baseplate, a footplate connected to the baseplate, a heel support connected to the footplate, an instep securing device connected to the heel support or footplate, a calf attachment member configured to releasably attach to a leg of a user, and a first cord movably connected to the baseplate, the first cord terminating at its first end in a handle, and a second end of the first cord is configured to attach to the calf attachment member.
Claims15
An apparatus, comprising:
- a baseplate;
- a footplate connected to the baseplate;
- a heel support connected to the footplate;
- an instep securing device connected to the heel support or the footplate;
- a calf attachment member;
- and
- a first cord movably connected to the baseplate, the first cord terminating at its first end in a handle, and a second end of the first cord is configured to attach to the calf attachment member,
- wherein the calf attachment member is configured to be releasably attached to a lower leg of a user, and the calf attachment member is further configured to, in response to an upward pull on the first cord, pull the lower leg of the user forward and rotate the lower leg of the user about an ankle of the user.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a baseplate;
- a footplate connected to the baseplate;
- a heel support connected to the footplate;
- an instep securing device connected to the heel support or the footplate;
- a calf attachment member configured to releasably attach to a leg of a user, and the calf attachment member including a first pulley;
- and
- a first cord configured to pass through the first pulley, the first cord terminating at its first end in a handle, and a second end of the first cord is configured to attach to the baseplate, wherein the first cord is configured, in response to an upward pull on the first cord, to pull a lower leg of the user forward and to rotate the lower leg of the user about an ankle of the user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.