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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:
Apr. 23, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
William DeToro, Poland, OH (US);
Brian Perala, Geneva, OH (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 2/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 2/300 ;
Abstract
A therapeutic ankle and foot apparatus having a contact sensor mechanism. The sensor mechanism comprising a contact switch disposed between an ankle and foot apparatus and the heel of a patient's foot. The contact sensor mechanism determines any proximal contact with the patient's heel and communicates with an activation indicator that contact is present. The activation indicator may be visual and/or audible, and it may be positioned on the apparatus or at a remote location, communicating by wire or wireless telecommunication linkage.