Ankle-foot orthosis
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1. An ankle-foot orthosis having lateral and medial sides, comprising:
- a structural frame formed from at least one layer of fabric impregnated with a hardened structural resin and including at least one anterior support member extending downwardly from an upper leg engaging portion to an anterior ankle portion, the anterior ankle portion extending to a medial portion located solely on the medial side of the orthosis and connecting to a foot plate.
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Abstract
An ankle-foot orthosis having a structural frame formed from at least one layer of fabric impregnated with a hardened structural resin. The frame includes at least one anterior support member that extends downwardly from an upper leg engaging portion to define an anterior ankle portion which extends to a medial portion connected to a foot plate.
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36 Claims
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1. An ankle-foot orthosis having lateral and medial sides, comprising:
a structural frame formed from at least one layer of fabric impregnated with a hardened structural resin and including at least one anterior support member extending downwardly from an upper leg engaging portion to an anterior ankle portion, the anterior ankle portion extending to a medial portion located solely on the medial side of the orthosis and connecting to a foot plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An ankle-foot orthosis having lateral and medial sides, comprising:
a structural frame including at least one anterior support member extending downwardly from an upper leg engaging portion to an anterior ankle portion, the anterior ankle portion extending to a medial portion located solely on the medial side of the orthosis and connecting to a foot plate. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An ankle-foot orthosis having lateral and medial sides, comprising:
a monolithic structural frame formed from at least one layer of fabric impregnated with a hardened structural resin and including at least one anterior support member extending downwardly from an upper leg engaging portion to an anterior ankle portion solely connecting via the medial side of the orthosis to a foot plate having variable stiffness properties generally along the longitudinal length thereof. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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33. An ankle-foot orthosis comprising:
a structural frame formed of a plurality of layers of structural fibers reinforced with a plastic resin including at least one anterior support member extending downwardly from an upper leg engaging portion to an anterior ankle portion, the anterior ankle portion connected to a foot plate, said frame including at least one portion wherein at least one layer of a plurality of unidirectional fibers extends generally along a first plane and a plurality of fibers extend along a second plane non-parallel to said first plane, said plurality of fibers extending along the second plane interposing the plurality of unidirectional fibers extending along the first plane. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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35. An ankle-foot orthosis having lateral and medial sides, comprising:
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a structural frame including at least one anterior support member;
an ankle and foot portion consisting an anterior ankle portion connected to the at least one anterior support member, a foot plate, and a medial portion positioned solely on the medial side of the orthosis and connecting the anterior ankle portion and the footplate.
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36. An ankle-foot orthosis for a human leg, comprising:
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a structural frame formed from at least one layer of fabric impregnated with a hardened structural resin and including at least one anterior support member extending downwardly from an upper leg engaging portion to an anterior ankle portion, the anterior ankle portion extending to a medial portion connecting to a foot plate;
wherein the anterior ankle portion and the medial portion are positioned relative to the foot plate to extend over a region of a human leg generally corresponding to the tibialis anterior.
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