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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.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 1997

Filed:

Nov. 30, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:

John Bergmann, Evanston, IL (US);

David Parker, Orem, UT (US);

Tom Sawyer, Winnetka, IL (US);

Assignee:

Bergmann Orthotic Lab, Inc., Northfield, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2940705 ; 29424 ; 29557 ; 1214 / ;
Abstract

A method and apparatus for preparing an orthotic appliance to correct defects in a foot providing the steps of scanning a foot, creating a three-dimensional model of the corrected foot, milling a positive mold of the corrected foot, forming a uniformly thick orthotic material over the positive mold and milling out the bottom of the orthotic appliance. Also provided is a heel bisector for use in preparing an orthotic appliance.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Bergmann, John. (1997). Method for preparing an orthotic appliance (U.S. Patent No. 5687467). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5687467

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