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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2001
Ulf Wellershaus, Duderstadt, DE;
Matthias Vollbrecht, Herzberg, DE;
Otto Bock Healthcare GmbH, Duderstadt, DE;
Abstract
A foot lifter orthosis including a dorsal leg shell, extending over the rear foot, which can be fixed by a strapping means to the calf of the orthosis wearer and which has a forefoot shell section constructed in one piece which extends to a point below the foot sole region, wherein the leg shell exhibits a low resistance in dorsal foot bending and a high resistance compensating for the foot and shoe mass in plantar foot bending with at least one resilient inlay, which extends approximately parallel to and at a short distance from an edge of the leg shell from the calf region thereof to a point below the forefoot shell section. An associated method of formation is also disclosed.