Orthopedic foot splint and method for using same
US4606334A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 11, 1984 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F5/0193
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus having a pair of brackets for attachment to the feet of the patient which are interconnected by a number of links pivotably attached to the shoe brackets. The shoe brackets are maintained in constant parallel spaced apart relation preventing transverse movement and relative rotation of the patient's feet about the vertical and longitudinal axis. The patient's feet may freely move relative to one another along the longitudinal and vertical axis as well as rotate about the transverse axis.
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