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US 2026/0283822 A1Published application
Prosthetic Foot
OwnerDavid T. Johnson, Evan Eckersley +2inventors
InventorsDavid T. Johnson, Evan Eckersley, Philip Miller, George Miroulis
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Abstract
An assistive foot orthosis.
Claims25
A foot prosthetic comprising:
- a forefoot plate component that pivots about a first axis;
- a heel plate component that pivots about a second axis;
- and
- an energy storage component;
- wherein the energy storage component is compressed, elongated, or otherwise deformed, to store energy upon rotation or translation of the forefoot plate component, the heel plate component, or both, at a stage in a user's gait cycle, and wherein the stored energy is released at a later stage in the user's gait cycle.
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A foot prosthetic comprising:
- a forefoot plate component that pivots about a first axis;
- a heel plate component that pivots about a second axis;
- and
- an energy storage component;
- wherein the energy storage component collects and stores energy during a heel strike stage in a user's gait cycle, and wherein at least some of the stored energy is transferred to the forefoot plate component and operative to propel the user during a toe-off stage of the user's gait cycle.
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A foot prosthetic comprising:
- a forefoot plate component that pivots about a first axis;
- a heel plate component that slides along a track;
- and
- an energy storage component;
- wherein the energy storage component collects and stores energy during a heel strike stage in a user's gait cycle, and wherein at least some of the stored energy is transferred to the forefoot plate component to propel the user during a toe-off stage of the user's gait cycle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.