| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 602029000 | Club-foot brace | 10 |
| 20080214975 | Shoe Releasing Assembly For an Orthosis - A shoe releasing assembly for use with an orthotic bar or splint is disclosed. The shoe releasing assembly comprises a bar attachment member securable to a bar or splint, a shoe attachment member securable to the sole of a shoe, and latching means to secure the bar and shoe members. The bar attachment member comprises a base, wall section at least partially surrounding the base. The shoe attachment member comprises a shoe attachment base, a shoe attachment wall section at least partially surrounding the shoe attachment base. The attachment members comprise a wall section defining a recess and the corresponding members comprise a wall section having a shape conforming to the recess for vertically inclined insertion into the recess. Latching means are provided for receiving, releasably securing the shoe attachment member to the bar attachment member, and disengaging of the shoe attachment member from the bar attachment member. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20090076429 | Clubfoot Orthotics - Disclosed is an orthotic for treating at least one component of talipes equinovarus. The orthotic includes an orthotic shell having a plantar support surface configured to support a portion of a foot disposed in the orthotic. The plantar support surface includes a cutout extending laterally through at least a portion of a midfoot portion, and a posterior cuboid supporting surface having a medial boundary, at least a portion of the medial boundary being defined by at least a portion of the cutout. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20100069808 | FOOT ABDUCTION BRACING APPARATUS - An improved foot abduction brace device in which the shoe are connected by an abduction bar which is a single bar that can be bent by the treating heal care professional to hold the shoes in the desired angles of abduction and dorsiflexion. The abduction bar is bent near the heel portion of the shoe and is made of a material that allows the bar to retain the selected position once bent. However, the bar is sufficiently strong so that the child cannot bend the bar and therefore change the selected angles. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20120283613 | Hinged Equinus Brace With Pediatric, Diabetic and Clubfoot Versions - Devices and processes used to treat ankle equinus for users with specific conditions such as young age, diabetes, or clubfoot. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a brace and the corresponding method of use to treat equinus by stretching the Gastrocnemius muscle. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120310131 | PODIATRIC DEVICE - A podiatric device useful for treating, preventing and alleviating the symptoms and discomfort caused by hallux valgus. The podiatric device includes a foothold with a first hinge forming element and an anterior part with a second hinge forming element. The first and second hinge forming elements forming a hinge allowing angular translation of the anterior part relatively the foothold, preferably a controllable pivoting movement. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130197414 | BRACE FOR CORRECTING CLUBFOOT - A brace for correcting a clubfoot condition includes a pair of foot restraints and a base member. Each of the pair of foot restraints includes a foot plate having a mounting feature on a bottom side of the foot plate and a number of apertures that traverse the mounting feature and the foot plate. Each of the pair of foot restraints also includes a first securing member with a first portion mechanically coupled to the foot plate, and an insert removably coupled to a top side of the foot plate. The base member includes a coupling feature positioned at each end of the base member, where each coupling feature includes a set of receiving apertures. The coupling features of the base member can be mechanically coupled to the pair of foot restraints using fastening devices that traverse the apertures in the foot plate, mounting feature, and the receiving apertures. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20140276321 | SOCK WITH INTEGRALLY KNIT SUPPORT - A support sock having a support structure integrally knit therewith. The sock has a toe area, an ankle area, and an intermediate area for covering a wearer's instep, ball and sole. The integrally knit support structure has an arch wrap defining at least a portion of the intermediate area. The integrally knit support also includes an upper and/or lower support band for assisting in the arch wrap. The upper support band bridges between the proximal end of the arch wrap and the ankle area. The lower support band extends from the distal end of the arch wrap. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20150141893 | CLUBFOOT ORTHOTIC - Devices and methods for treating clubfoot are disclosed. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150297386 | ORTHOTIC METHOD AND DEVICE FOR NEWBORN BABIES - An orthotic method for newborn babies includes the step of providing a newborn orthopedic device constructed and dimensioned to fit a newborn baby within hours of birth for a skeletal modification. The method also includes the step of conducting a thorough physical examination of a newborn baby for skeletal abnormalities by an orthopedic or medical professional. A newborn baby is fitted with an appropriate device to correct the prevailing skeletal abnormality and the device is adjusted to overcome the physical abnormality by an increment of one millimeter and allowed to remain in that position for 24 hours. Thereafter the method increases the bias by adjusting the orthopedic device by a movement of about one millimeter and applying the increased bias for about 24 hours before further adjustments in one millimeter increments each for about a 24 hour period. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20160113803 | QUICK CLIP FOR A CLUB FOOT DEVICE - A system for connecting parts of a device used to treat club foot. An elongated member is attachable one or more mounting plates. The angle between the elongated member and the mounting plates can be varied by changing a channel of the mounting plates. | 04-28-2016 |
