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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2020
Applicant:
University of Iowa Research Foundation, Iowa City, IA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas M. Cook, Iowa City, IA (US);
Nicole M. Grosland, Iowa City, IA (US);
Jose Morcuende, Iowa City, IA (US);
Assignee:
University of Iowa Research Foundation, Iowa City, IA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/01 (2005.12); A61F 5/14 (2021.12); A61F 5/37 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/14 (2012.12); A61F 5/0127 (2012.12); A61F 5/3715 (2012.12);
Abstract
An apparatus for treating clubfoot is provided that includes a pair of vertically stacked and parallel cross bars that are connected to shoe attachment member via four hinges to define a parallelogram shaped gap therebetween. As the user raises a knee, one shoe attachment member can be displaced via the hinges (primarily in the y-axis or anterior/superior plane) relative to the other shoe attachment member, while the distance between the crossbars remains constant.