Patent · US Expired

Lower extremity muscle conditioner device

US4573678A · kind A · utility

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6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 2, 1983
Grant dateMar 4, 1986
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 2, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S482/907
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An adjustable footgear that is strapped to a user's foot, the footgear having a base with an angularly adjustable sole platform connected by a heel pivot to the base, the platform having an associated manual adjustment mechanism for raising the toe end of the platform any select degree above the heel end to dorsiflex the foot upon walking such that the lower extremity muscles are stretched and conditioned.

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