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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2014
Applicant:
Ossur Hf, Reykjavik, IS;
Inventor:
Larus Gunnsteinsson, Reykjavik, IS;
Assignee:
OSSUR HF, Reykjavik, IS;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/01 (2006.01); A43B 7/14 (2006.01); A43B 7/16 (2006.01); A43B 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/0111 (2013.01); A43B 7/144 (2013.01); A43B 7/149 (2013.01); A43B 7/1465 (2013.01); A43B 7/16 (2013.01); A43B 17/023 (2013.01); A61F 5/0195 (2013.01);
Abstract
An Achilles heel wedge can include a single member having an anterior portion and a plurality of layers integrally connected at the anterior portion. A plurality of slits can differentiate the layers. Each slit can include a terminal end in the anterior portion having a perforation with a dimension greater than a width of the slit. The layers of the heel wedge can be selectively cut, ripped, or torn from the anterior portion of the heel wedge along the perforations to achieve incremental height adjustment of the heel wedge and stretching of the Achilles tendon.