Rigid lower-limb orthotic

Details Rigid lower-limb orthotic Rigid lower-limb orthotic

1997-04-21

1998-10-06

Apley, Richard J.

Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage

Orthopedic bandage

Splint or brace

602 62, 128882, A61F 500, A61F 537

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058170413

ABSTRACT:
A lower limb orthotic comprising a foot orthotic, a pair of lateral supporting members, a detached or removeable anterior support member, a posterior support member, and strips of composite materials to resist plantar flexion, dorsiflexion and various of movements of the foot and ankle. The lateral supporting members further having strips of composite materials having fibers orientation substantially parallel to the length wise axis of the lateral supporting members. The foot orthotic and posterior supporting member further have composite strips extending across the bottom portion of the foot orthotic and rear side of the posterior supporting member respectively.

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patent: 4641639 (1987-02-01), Padilla
patent: 4834078 (1989-05-01), Biedermann
patent: 5154690 (1992-10-01), Shiono
patent: 5226875 (1993-07-01), Johnson
patent: 5605535 (1997-02-01), Lepage

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