US 2012/0157903 A1 · DROP FOOT DEVICE

Abstract

A method for compensating functional disabilities of the foot of a wearer including the steps of placing a shoe on a wearer; attaching a first attachment member about a lower leg of the wearer such that the first attachment member has a first connecting member flexibly extending from the first attachment member and directed toward the foot; attaching a second attachment member in engagement with a shoe placed over the wearer's foot such that the second attachment has a second attachment member flexibly extending therefrom and directed toward the lower leg of the wearer. The first and second connecting members are coupled such that the flexible connecting member extends at an acute angle from the lower leg of the wearer at a point above the joint of a leg and foot to a point forward of the leg at the instep of the foot.

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Dependent claims

A method for compensating functional disabilities of a foot of a wearer, comprising:

attaching a first attachment member about a lower leg of the wearer, the first attachment member having a first connecting member flexibly extending from the first attachment member and directed toward the foot;
placing a second attachment member formed from a flexible material over the wearer's foot and adapting to the shape of the foot, the second attachment member located in the area of the instep of the foot, the second attachment having a second connecting member extending therefrom and directed toward the lower leg of the wearer;
coupling the first and second connecting members, such that at least the first connecting member extends at an acute angle from the lower leg of the wearer at a point above a joint of the leg and foot to a point forward of the leg at the instep of the foot.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Abstract

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