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US 9,295,302 B1Granted
Gait-altering shoes
AssigneeUniversity of South Florida
InventorsKyle B. Reed, Ismet Handzic
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a gait-altering shoe includes a frame adapted to support a user's foot and at least one wheel that supports the frame above a walking surface, the wheel having a radius that varies as a function of angular position of the wheel.
Claims25
A gait-altering shoe comprising:
- a frame adapted to support a user's foot;
- and
- at least one wheel that supports the frame above a walking surface, the wheel having a radius that varies as a function of angular position of the wheel such that the wheel automatically rotates when weight is applied to the shoe.
A gait-altering shoe comprising:
- a frame adapted to support a user's foot, the frame including a rear portion and a front portion that is pivotally mounted to the rear portion;
- and
- wheels mounted to the rear portion of the frame that support the frame above a walking surface, each wheel having a radius that varies as a function of angular position of the wheel such that the wheel automatically rotates when weight is applied to the shoe.
A method for altering a gait cycle of a user, the method comprising:
- attaching a gait-altering shoe to a foot of the user, the shoe including at least one wheel having a radius that varies as a function of angular position of the wheel and that automatically rotates when weight is applied to the wheel;
- and
- displacing the user's foot with the wheel of the shoe during a stance phase of the gait cycle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.