Adapted compression/splint orthosis for reinforcement of the calf musculoanoneurotic pump
US9597233B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 29, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 29, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2013/00629
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An orthosis (10) has an elastic compressive distal portion (14), extending upwards from the ankle, associated with an adjacent rigid splint proximal portion (16), enveloping the region of the calf between the level of the point where the Achilles tendon joins the calf muscles and the level located below the tibial tuberosity. This rigid splint proximal portion (16) is an essentially non-elastic, deformable tubular portion, made by: placing the orthosis onto a template representative of the morphology of the patient's calf; applying in situ on the orthosis, in the region of the splint proximal portion, a hardenable biocompatible resin; hardening the resin with the orthosis maintained on the template; and removing the orthosis in its finished state.
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