3D-printed Strap Channel for an Orthopedic or Prosthetic Device
AssigneeThrive Orthopedics, LLC
InventorsMichael Springman, Joseph DeHeer, Jari Pallari
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Abstract
An additive manufactured orthopedic and prosthetic device having a frame with an outer surface and an inner surface. The device includes a channel for a strap member positioned between the outer surface and the inner surface, wherein a bespoke device can be manufactured from 3D printing for supporting an anatomical region of a wearer.
Claims20
An additive manufactured device defining a channel for the placement of a strap for an ankle foot orthotic (AFO), the device comprising:
- a frame, the frame having an inner surface and an outer surface, and a space between the inner surface and the outer surface defining at least one strap channel;
- wherein at least one strap can be threaded through the at least one channel, wherein the channel is continuous from a first side of the frame to a second side of the frame;
- wherein the strap channel device is 3D-printed and designed according to a user's anatomic characteristics.
A method of fabricating a series of orthopedic or prosthetic custom devices, the method comprising:
- receiving digital data from a 3D design file containing a user's anatomic characteristics;
- generating a design for an orthopedic or a prosthetic device for the user with a strap channel;
- 3D-printing the orthopedic or the prosthetic device.
A method of fastening straps for orthopedic or prosthetic devices, the method comprising:
- providing a 3D-printed strap channel device having a frame;
- wherein the frame defines at least one channel between an inner surface and an outer surface of the frame, wherein straps can be threaded through and held in place within the channel, wherein the strap channel device is designed according to a user's anatomic characteristics, wherein the device is manufactured from a 3D design file containing the user's anatomic characteristics;
- attaching the strap channel directly to a user's part of the body;
- threading straps through the channels;
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- securing the straps between the inner and the outer surfaces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.