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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2016
Clemson University, Clemson, SC (US);
John DesJardins, Clemson, SC (US);
Scott Edward Stanley, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Breanne Przestrzelski, Swannanoa, NC (US);
Timothy C. Pruett, Central, SC (US);
Steve L. Hoeffner, Easley, SC (US);
Brian Daryl Kaluf, Greenville, SC (US);
Clemson University Research Foundation, Clemson, SC (US);
Ability Prosthetics & Orthotics, Inc., Greenville, SC (US);
Abstract
Orthotics and methods for forming orthotics are described. The orthotics can be designed with a patient-specific design and can include variation in hardness across the orthotic so as to satisfy clinical need. An orthotic can be a custom-designed orthotic formed according to an additive manufacturing process such as a 3-D printing methodology. Through utilization of on-site formation methods such as 3-D printing, an orthotic can be designed, formed and fit at the point of care in a much shorter time period than traditional orthotics. The orthotics can include a layer that includes a plurality of cells across the layer. The layer can exhibit variable hardness across the layer through variation in cell void volume and optionally material of formation across the layer.
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