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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2022
MD Orthopaedics, Inc., Wayland, IA (US);
Lucas J. Mitchell, Wayland, IA (US);
Marcus William Powell, New London, IA (US);
Shawn Edward Twyman, Mt. Pleasant, IA (US);
MD Orthopaedics, Inc., Wayland, IA (US);
Abstract
A sole attachment assembly for attachment to an orthotic bar having a sole to retain a shoe of a user and a quick release member to couple to an orthotic bar. The sole includes a sole body, a release member receiver, a platform on the receiver, guide wings, a centering projection, and a release button barrier spanning between the guide wings. The quick release member includes a release member body, wings extending laterally from the release member body to slide within the guide wings, a locking tab to keep the quick release member coupled to the shoe sole by interfacing with the quick release button barrier, a locating recess in a top portion of the body configured to provide enhanced stability by interfacing with the platform on the sole, and a centering notch at the front of the body configured to interface with the centering projection on the sole.