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US 2016/0235578 A1Published application
Orthopedic device
AssigneeOssur Iceland Ehf
InventorsHarry Duane ROMO, Jonathan WALBORN
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Abstract
An orthopedic system includes an orthopedic device having ankle and foot receiving portions and defining a posterior aspect and an anterior aspect opposite the posterior aspect. A pump assembly is arranged on the anterior aspect of the orthopedic device. A protective part is located on the anterior aspect of the orthopedic device. The protective part defines a receiving space for the pump assembly and has a rigidity arranged to distribute pressure on the protective part away from the pump assembly.
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An orthopedic system comprising:
- an orthopedic device having ankle and foot receiving portions, and defining a posterior aspect and an anterior aspect opposite the posterior aspect;
- a pump assembly arranged on the anterior aspect of the orthopedic device;
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- a protective part located on the anterior aspect of the orthopedic device, the protective part defining a receiving space for the pump assembly and having a rigidity arranged to distribute pressure on the protective part away from the pump assembly.
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An orthopedic system comprising:
- an orthopedic device defining a posterior aspect and an anterior aspect opposite the posterior aspect, and including a pump assembly arranged on the anterior aspect;
- a knee scooter including a support platform arranged to engage a portion of the anterior aspect of the orthopedic device and support a leg of a patient wearing the orthopedic device;
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- a protective part securable over the pump assembly and defining a receiving space for at least a portion of the pump assembly, the protective part having a rigidity arranged to transfer weight of the patient on the anterior aspect of the orthopedic device away from the pump assembly and directly to the support platform.
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A method of riding a knee scooter comprising:
- positioning an orthopedic device on a first leg of a patient, the orthopedic device defining a posterior aspect and an anterior aspect opposite the posterior aspect, and including a pump assembly arranged on the anterior aspect:
- securing a protective part over the pump assembly, the protective part having a body defining a receiving space for the pump assembly and an inner surface engaging the anterior aspect of the orthopedic device;
- positioning a portion of the anterior aspect of the orthopedic device on a support platform of the knee scooter such that the body is located between the support platform and the orthopedic device, the body having a rigidity distributing weight of the patient on the anterior aspect of the orthopedic device away from the pump assembly and to the support platform;
- propelling the knee scooter forward or backward with a second leg of the patient.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.