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Ankle-foot orthosis

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  • US 5,897,515 A
  • Filed: 02/05/1997
  • Issued: 04/27/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/05/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An ankle-foot orthosis comprising:

  • a frame of thin flexible material sized and shaped to extend over the front of the lower leg, anterior of the lateral ankle on one side of the ankle only and beneath the sole of the foot;

    a supporting portion sized and shaped to extend over a narrow part of the front of the lower leg, anterior of the lateral ankle on one side of the ankle only and beneath only a part of the sole of the foot, the supporting portion comprising a substantially inflexible reinforcement element sized and shaped to extend behind the ball of the foot; and

    a fastening means for fastening the orthosis around the leg.

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