Ankle joint orthosis

US8337442B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• BAUERFEIND AG · DE

Inventors

• Heinrich Hess · Cologne, DE
• Rainer Scheuermann · Kiel, DE
• Wolfgang Krause · Waibstadt, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 5, 2007
• Grant date: Dec 25, 2012
• Expiry date: Apr 26, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F5/0111
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention relates to an ankle orthosis comprising a U-shaped support stirrup made of a flexible material, the sides of which stirrup converge beneath the foot in a web projecting as a tab toward the metatarsus, extend past the bones, and are held together at their end regions by a fastening strap wrapping around the leg. The tab has a convexity, which presses against the cuboid bone of the foot due to a preloading of the tab.