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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 1981
Filed:
May. 07, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert E Bidwell, Melville, NY (US);
Assignee:
BioResearch Inc., Farmingdale, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128 / ; 128 88 ;
Abstract
An adjustable orthopedic foot splint is disclosed which maintains a desired angle between the feet of the user but which otherwise allows virtually full freedom of movement of the feet. Movements of the feet which are allowed include: forwards and backwards; up and down; together and apart; and tilting of the toe upwards and downwards. Thus, the user can walk, climb steps, or crawl in an approximately normal manner. In a preferred embodiment, hinged pairs of parallelogram links pivotally interconnect the shoes of the user. In another preferred embodiment, the pivotal connection is vertically adjustable and is resiliently urged to a horizontal position.