Ankle-foot orthotic for treatment of foot drop
OwnerJerry Wengerinventor
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Abstract
A customizable ankle-foot orthotic for treating foot drop and steppage gate that that enables a wearer to adjust the fit of the orthotic against the wearer's ankle for the purpose of reducing pressure points while ensuring adequate support. The orthotic includes an ankle brace which has a first wing defining a first and second tab which are independently configurable to overlap and selectively couple to the second wing enabling the wearer to customize the fit of the interior face against the wearer's ankle.
Claims10
A customizable ankle-foot orthotic for treating foot drop that that enables a wearer to adjust the fit of the ankle-foot orthotic against the wearer's ankle for the purpose of reducing pressure points while ensuring adequate support, the ankle-foot orthotic comprising:
- an ankle brace adapted for installation around a wearer's ankle, the ankle brace including an exterior face and an interior face, the interior face positionable against the wearer's ankle, the ankle brace further including a first wing and a second wing, the first wing defining a first tab and a second tab, wherein the first and second tabs are independently configurable to overlap and selectively couple to a portion of the second wing to enable the wearer to customize the fit of the interior face against the wearer's ankle;
- a tension adjustment assembly positioned on the exterior face of the ankle brace so as to protrude outwardly from the rear of the ankle brace when the ankle brace is wrapped around the wearer's ankle, the tension adjustment assembly including one or more strap loops;
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- an elastic strap operably linking the ankle brace to a wearer's shoe for applying an upward resistive force to the wearer's shoe to prevent inadvertent downward movement of a wearer's foot, wherein the elastic strap is threadable through the one or more strap loops such that the elastic strap wraps around the exterior face of the ankle brace and extends at a downward angle to engage the wearer's shoe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.