| US 7,569,023 B2 | ||
| Orthotic clubfoot device | ||
| Matthew Dobbs, St. Louis, Mo. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 26, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/426,376. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/696262, filed on Jul. 01, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0088240 A1, Apr. 19, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61F 5/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 602—29 [602/23] | 14 Claims |
| 1. An orthotic splint assembly comprising:
a rigid cross brace;
a first connecting member connected to a first foot support, the first connecting member having one arm secured to the foot
support and another arm interconnected to the cross brace by a first pivot assembly; and,
a second connecting member connected to a second foot support, the second connecting member having one arm secured to the
foot support and another arm interconnected to the cross brace by a second pivot assembly wherein the first and second foot
support each comprises an orthosis support, a support plate, and an adjusting member, wherein the adjusting member comprises
a stop assembly for selectively restricting the movement of the support plate in relation to the orthosis support to a pre-selected
angle, the angle selected from the group consisting of approximately 30°, 45°, and 70°.
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