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US 8,409,123 B2Granted
Adjustable dorsal night splint
AssigneeDjo, LLC
InventorsCarl Hoffmeier, Tracy Ng, Eileen Zirpolo-Kisco
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Abstract
A dorsal night splint has dynamic adjustable features that allow the patient to adjust the splint while in use to control the stretching of the plantar fascia and Achilles. A semi-rigid flexible frame is included along with a tightening strap that is anchored to the frame and by which the patient can tension the strap and adjust the structure of the frame to fit the patient's desired therapeutic or prophylactic needs.
Claims29
A splint for supporting a user's planter fascia, comprising:
- a flexible semi-rigid frame having a top side and an under side, the frame forming a proximal surface that extends vertically along a user's shin and upper ankle and a distal surface that extends along the top of the user's foot;
- a first receptacle in the proximal surface for engaging a strap and a second receptacle in the distal surface for engaging a strap;
- an adjustable, inelastic tightening strap that engages the first and second receptacles, and that, upon tightening, pulls the distal surface toward the proximal surface into a fixed position to stretch the user's plantar fascia;
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- a soft housing that attaches the frame to the user's lower leg and fits under the user's foot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.