Foot Supination Control Device
AssigneeReallyHadToMove Industries, LLC
InventorJon Erdmann
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Abstract
An open sided foot supination control device has a base plate having a first end and an opposing second end, and a talus bone pressure applicator having a first end and an opposing second end. A lateral member having a first end and second end is joined to the first end of the base plate, and an opposite end of the lateral member is joined to the first end of the talus bone pressure applicator. The foot supination control device is formed to have the base plate under the person's foot, while the talus bone pressure applicator is positioned to provide supination preventing pressure to the talus bone.
Claims22
An open sided foot supination control device, comprising:
- a base plate having a first end and an opposing second end;
- a talus bone pressure applicator having a first end and an opposing second end;
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- a lateral member having a first end and second end, a first end of the lateral member joined to the first end of the base plate, and a second end of the lateral member joined to the first end of the talus bone pressure applicator.
A foot supination control device, comprising:
- a base plate having a first end and an opposing second end, the base plate configured to configured to be disposed on a bottom of a foot;
- a talus bone pressure applicator having a first end and an opposing second end, disposed above the base plate and having a size smaller than the base plate;
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- a lateral member having a first end and second end, a first end of the lateral member joined to the first end of the base plate, and a second end of the lateral member joined to the first end of the talus bone pressure applicator, wherein the lateral member is configured to rise from the base plate to the talus bone pressure applicator and conform to an outer shape of the foot,
- wherein the talus bone pressure applicator is configured to actively apply pressure to a talus bone of the foot and the foot supination control device provides unrestricted gait motion.
A method of fitting a supination control device to a foot of a user, comprising:
- measuring a size of a user's foot;
- gathering a rigid substrate material, having a base plate, a talus bone pressure applicator and a lateral member, corresponding to the measured foot size;
- altering the rigid substrate material into a softened state by at least one of heating and applying a softening agent to the substrate material;
- fitting a protective sock over the user's foot;
- placing the base plate under the user's foot and bending the lateral member and talus bone pressure applicator to position the talus bone pressure applicator adjacent to a talus bone of the user, while the substrate material is in the softened state;
- obtaining a talus bone pressure of between 2-3 lbs via at least one of pressing the talus bone pressure applicator and securing a pressure-inducing cushion to the talus bone pressure applicator;
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- hardening the softened substrate material into a rigid state by at least one of cooling, chemical treatment and UV light exposure to the softened substrate material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.