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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2002
Tracy E. Grim, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Michael Stephen Skahan, Fillmore, CA (US);
Hugo Antonio Cobar, Tarzana, CA (US);
Joseph M. Iglesias, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Tracy E. Grim, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Michael Stephen Skahan, Fillmore, CA (US);
Hugo Antonio Cobar, Tarzana, CA (US);
Joseph M. Iglesias, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Ossur hf, Reykjavik, IS;
Abstract
A versatile orthopedic walker includes a high strength engineered plastic base with spaced upper and lower surfaces and upwardly extending slotted strut supports. The base may be laterally and vertically cored, and an outer sole is provided which extends upward over the core openings, with the upper edges of the outsole being ridged to fit into a peripheral groove in the base to provide a smooth exterior surface. Struts of different lengths are provided, and all of the struts have identical arrangements for interlocking with the base. All of the struts may be provided with a three pronged construction to triply lock the struts into the base. The struts may have areas of reduced cross-section providing pivot points or areas of flexibility to accommodate different size patients, and limiting stops may be provided to assure adequate orthopedic support. Fully integrally molded pivoting D-rings may hold walker straps in place.