Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ankle orthosis
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Application No.: US16230059Application Date: 2018-12-21
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Publication No.: US11266520B2Publication Date: 2022-03-08
- Inventor: Boris P. Bonutti , Peter M. Bonutti , Kevin R. Ruholl , Glen A. Phillips
- Applicant: BONUTTI RESEARCH, INC.
- Applicant Address: US IL Effingham
- Assignee: BONUTTI RESEARCH, INC.
- Current Assignee: BONUTTI RESEARCH, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Effingham
- Agency: Stinson LLP
- Main IPC: A61F5/01
- IPC: A61F5/01 ; A61F5/00

Abstract:
An orthosis configured to stretch tissue around an ankle joint of a patient and methods for assembling and using the same are provided. The orthosis includes a first member affixable to a lower leg of the patient, a second member affixable to a foot of the patient, the second member including a second extension member having an arcuate shape configured to move along an arcuate path relative to the first member when the second member is moved from a first position to a second position relative to the first member, and a drive assembly coupled to the first member and the second member, the drive assembly configured to move the second member with respect to the first member.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190117430A1 Ankle Orthosis Public/Granted day:2019-04-25
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