Arizona State University

Benjamin Shuch

Thomas G Sugar

Pham Huy Nguyen

Saivimal Sridar

Sudhanshu Katarey

Chaitanya Kulkarni

Harshit Dangaich

An orthosis for increasing a range of motion of an ankle is disclosed. In various embodiments, the orthosis includes a frame including a ball shell and a heel shell; a first actuator disposed on the ball shell and configured to apply a first force against a ball region of a foot, resulting in a moment being applied at the ankle; and a first rod connecting the heel shell and the ball shell, the first rod being slidably connected to at least one of the heel shell or the ball shell. In various embodiments, a second actuator is disposed on the heel shell and configured to apply a second force against a heel region of the foot. In various embodiments, a calf shell is configured to support a calf region of a leg that is connected to the ankle.

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Phoenix, AZ, United States of America

Benjamin Shuch