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US 9,168,166 B2Granted
Ankle-foot orthosis
AssigneeScott Orthotics, LLC
InventorJason L. Bradshaw
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Abstract
An inventive ankle-foot orthosis which transfers a portion of a wearer's weight normally applied to a wearer's foot and ankle to a wearer's calf thereby removing weight bearing stress from the wearer's foot and ankle.
Claims20
An orthosis configured to transfer a portion of a wearer's weight normally applied to a wearer's foot to a wearer's calf to thereby remove weight bearing stress from said wearer's foot and ankle, comprising:
- an upper secured to an insole in a combination having a configuration adapted to receive a wearer's foot, said insole having an insole inner face and an insole outer face;
- a stirrup including a stirrup base connected between a pair of stirrup side pieces, said stirrup base coupled to said insole outer face to dispose said stirrup in fixed relation to said combination with said pair of stirrup side pieces each upwardly extending to positions external and adjacent each side of said combination, said pair of stirrup side pieces correspondingly terminating in a pair of stirrup ends;
- a pair brace members each having a length disposed between a brace member first end and a brace member second end, said brace member first ends correspondingly coupled to said pair of stirrup ends, said pair of brace members configured to extend upwardly to positions adjacent each side of said wearer's calf;
- a cuff member having a cuff member external surface securable to said pair of brace members, said cuff member having a cuff member internal surface configured to secure to said wearer's calf to allow transfer of a portion of said wearer's weight normally applied to the foot to said wearer's calf;
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- an outsole secured by an outsole upper face to said insole outer face of said insole, said outsole overlaying said stirrup base.
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The orthosis of 12, further comprising a tongue underlying said pair of cuff edges, said tongue configured to overlay a wearer's shin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.