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Orthosis for correction of a varus/valgus malalignment

US10792177B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAA · DE

Inventor

Heiko Drewitz · Gleichen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 18, 2011
Grant date	Oct 6, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 20, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F5/0585
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An orthosis for the correction of a varus/valgus malalignment of a person comprises a support device which in the frontal plane has an L shape and a support limb reaching under the foot of the person and establishing contact with a tread and a splint arrangement extending laterally upwards along the leg, said splint arrangement being connectible to the lower leg of the person via a fastening device. The splint arrangement is subdivided into a contact limb to rest laterally against the foot and a splint to rest laterally against the lower leg and to exert a torque onto the lower leg by a rotary joint which is arranged approximately at the level of the ankle joint. The orthosis allows an effective correction of the malalignment using only one foot part and a splint which extends laterally along the lower leg.

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