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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:
Jul. 07, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 24, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kel Bergmann, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Loren Saxton, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
602 28 ; 602 27 ; 128882 ;
Abstract
Plantar Fasciitis is treated by placing a splint on the dorsal aspect of a wearer's foot, ankle, and fore leg and holding the wearer's foot, toes and ankle in the dorsi flexed position. This stretches the wearer's plantar fascia thus reducing symptoms over time.