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Dynamic orthotic device containing fluid

US4423735A · kind A · utility

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5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 23, 1980
Grant dateJan 3, 1984
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 23, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA43B13/20
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An orthotic apparatus to help resuppinate the foot after the initial contact phase of gait. The device consisting of a flexible envelope containing a fluid with a cambered upper surface to flex upwardly upon the generation of a fluid wave along the longitudinal axis of the foot.

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