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US 9,956,107 B2Granted
Dynamic exoskeletal orthosis
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorRyan Vaughn Blanck
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Abstract
An exoskeletal orthosis includes a proximal cuff includes a hinge along an upper edge of the cuff; an ankle section/footplate; and at least one posterior strut connecting the proximal cuff to the ankle section and foot plate.
Claims5
An alignable exoskeletal orthosis, comprising:
- a proximal cuff;
- an ankle section/footplate;
- and
- dual posterior struts connecting a rear of the proximal cuff to a rear of the ankle section/footplate,
- wherein the dual posterior struts are fixed onto at least one of the ankle section/footplate or the proximal cuff via a bolt mechanism comprising two opposing discs, each of the two opposing discs having reciprocal curved surfaces, said reciprocal curved surfaces facing the dual posterior struts configured so that the reciprocal curved surfaces surround at least a portion of a circumference of the dual posterior struts;
- and
- at least one angled wedge positioned between a bottom opposing disc and a surface of the ankle section/footplate, thereby allowing clamping of the dual posterior struts at different angles and allowing for alignment changes.
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