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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2018
Horsepower Technologies Inc., Lowell, MA (US);
Mouli Ramani, Andover, MA (US);
Victoria Thompson, South Hamilton, MA (US);
Kristin Jugenheimer Size, Waltham, MA (US);
Richard L. Miller, Needham, MA (US);
Evan Hunter Williams, Boston, MA (US);
Andrew Jones, Roslindale, MA (US);
Gregory Scott Torrisi, Midlothian, VA (US);
Horsepower Technologies Inc, Andover, MA (US);
Abstract
An orthosis is fitted to a body joint, in a preferred embodiment the equine fetlock, by locating the center of rotation (COR) of the joint; measuring the bones comprising the joint at points located with respect to the COR; selecting the appropriate orthosis from a selection of models thereof; and custom-fitting the orthosis to the individual by heating it to soften a layer of thermoformable foam on the interior of the orthosis, and clamping the orthosis in place over the body joint. A kit of tools for performing the measurements is disclosed, as are a method for location of the COR of the body joint by palpation and a preferred heater.