Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Splint or brace
Patent
1999-04-23
2000-08-15
Lee, Kim M.
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Splint or brace
602 16, 602 27, 36140, 36 88, 36 92, A61F 500, A61F 514, A43B 714, A43B 716
Patent
active
061028819
ABSTRACT:
A drop foot brace includes an upper support bearing against the rear lower leg and a lower support bearing against the rear heel. A springed hinge couples the upper and lower supports and biases the upper and lower supports against the rear of the user's leg and rear of the user's heel, respectively. A shoe maintains the springed hinge against the rear of the user's leg in the vicinity of the user's ankle whereby the user experiences a lifting force in opposition to drop foot. The brace needs no coupling to the body and includes sufficient flexibility to facilitate comfort when not in use while still providing aid against foot drop. One form of the foot brace includes the heel or foot support integrally formed within a shoe and including a slot formation receiving the remaining portions of the brace whereby the brace may be easily removed from the shoe when not needed.
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Quackenbush Todd R.
Vittetoe Timothy C.
Cushing Keith A.
Lee Kim M.
Quackenbush Todd R.
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