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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
May. 27, 2009
Mark L. Sivak, Boston, MA (US);
Richard G. Ranky, Ridgewood, NJ (US);
Joseph A. Dipisa, Wyckoff, NJ (US);
Alyssa Leigh Caddle, South Boston, MA (US);
Kara Lyn Gilhooly, Watertown, MA (US);
Lauren Chiara Govoni, Quincy, MA (US);
Seth John Sivak, Cambridge, MA (US);
Michael Lancia, Wakefield, RI (US);
Paolo Bonato, Somerville, MA (US);
Constantinos Mavroidis, Arlington, MA (US);
Mark L. Sivak, Boston, MA (US);
Richard G. Ranky, Ridgewood, NJ (US);
Joseph A. DiPisa, Wyckoff, NJ (US);
Alyssa Leigh Caddle, South Boston, MA (US);
Kara Lyn Gilhooly, Watertown, MA (US);
Lauren Chiara Govoni, Quincy, MA (US);
Seth John Sivak, Cambridge, MA (US);
Michael Lancia, Wakefield, RI (US);
Paolo Bonato, Somerville, MA (US);
Constantinos Mavroidis, Arlington, MA (US);
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Northeastern University, Boston, MA (US);
Technest Holding, Inc., Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
The unique advantages of computer-controlled fabrication of a patient-specific orthotic device using an automated fabrication machine capable of following computer instructions to create 3D surface contours and new developments in non-invasive three-dimensional (3D) scanning have made it possible to acquire digital models of freeform surfaces such as the surface anatomy of the human body and to then fabricate such a patient-specific device with high precision. Such a patient-specific device brings significant improvement in patient-specific fit, comfort, and function of medical devices (and, in particular, to orthoses that require a close fit to the wearer's body to act effectively). The combination of these two technologies is ideally suited for the development of patient-specific orthotic devices. A patient specific ankle-foot orthotic device using this technology is disclosed. This exemplary device is used to help stabilize the ankle-foot region, for example, in patients with impaired gait.