Dynamic ankle splint

Details Dynamic ankle splint Dynamic ankle splint

1990-07-09

1992-09-08

Bahr, Robert

Surgery

Truss

Perineal

602 27, A61H 102

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active

051449439

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for increasing the mobility of the ankle joint by application of a continuous or cycled force between the lower leg and anterior portion of the heel. In a preferred embodiment, an expandable cylinder is pivotally attached to a heel cup and to a lower leg cuff. A selected and quantifiable force is applied between the heel cup and lower leg cuff by a slidable expansion of concentric sleeves within the expandable cylinder using a coiled spring.

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patent: 4751917 (1988-06-01), Ruf
patent: 4795148 (1989-01-01), Rangaswamy

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