Load signaling device for a patient's foot
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1. A device for signaling a patient when a predetermined load is placed on the patient'"'"'s foot comprising:
- a resilient foot pad having a toe end and a heel end and adapted to overlie the inner sole of a shoe.a resilient tube mounted within said pad, said tube extending from adjacent the toe end of the pad to adjacent the heel end of the pad,a liquid filling said tube,signaling means,pressure responsive means in communication with the liquid in said tube to control the actuation of said signaling means at a predetermined pressure of said liquid.
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Abstract
A device for signaling a patient when a predetermined load is placed on the patient'"'"'s foot comprises a resilient foot pad having a toe end and a heel end and adapted to substantially cover the inner sole of a shoe. A resilient liquid filled tube is mounted within the pad with the tube extending from adjacent the toe end to adjacent the heel end of the pad. A signaling device is controlled by a pressure responsive means in communication with the liquid in the tube for the actuation of the signaling means at a predetermined pressure of said liquid.
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1. A device for signaling a patient when a predetermined load is placed on the patient'"'"'s foot comprising:
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a resilient foot pad having a toe end and a heel end and adapted to overlie the inner sole of a shoe. a resilient tube mounted within said pad, said tube extending from adjacent the toe end of the pad to adjacent the heel end of the pad, a liquid filling said tube, signaling means, pressure responsive means in communication with the liquid in said tube to control the actuation of said signaling means at a predetermined pressure of said liquid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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