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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023
Filed:
May. 28, 2020
Applicant:
D-bar Enterprises, Llc, Webster Groves, MO (US);
Inventor:
Joe E. Fodor, Sr., Fenton, MO (US);
Assignee:
D-Bar Enterprises, LLC, Webster Groves, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/01 (2006.01); A61F 5/14 (2022.01); A61F 5/37 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/14 (2013.01); A61F 5/0111 (2013.01); A61F 5/0116 (2013.01); A61F 5/3715 (2013.01); A61F 2005/0158 (2013.01); A61F 2005/0165 (2013.01); A61F 2005/0167 (2013.01); A61F 2005/0179 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dual-adjustable orthotic device to treat clubfoot and methods for using same. The device comprises a pair of paddles, adapted to attach footwear, attached at opposing ends of an adjustable torque bar the device has independent configuration systems to adjust the angle at which the paddles are oriented to the bar, and to adjust the torque loading applied to the paddles. These systems facilitate the independent adjustment of the device settings without changing the tensioning mechanism, stocking multiple devices, or having to disassemble and reassemble the tensioning structures.