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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2018
Bonutti Research, Inc., Effingham, IL (US);
Boris P. Bonutti, Effingham, IL (US);
Peter M. Bonutti, Manalapan, FL (US);
Kevin R. Ruholl, Teutopolis, IL (US);
Glen A. Phillips, Effingham, IL (US);
Bonutti Research, Inc., Effingham, IL (US);
Abstract
An orthosis configured to stretch tissue around an ankle joint of a patient and methods for assembling and using the same are provided. The orthosis includes a first member affixable to a lower leg of the patient, a second member affixable to a foot of the patient, the second member including a second extension member having an arcuate shape configured to move along an arcuate path relative to the first member when the second member is moved from a first position to a second position relative to the first member, and a drive assembly coupled to the first member and the second member, the drive assembly configured to move the second member with respect to the first member.