Ankle-Foot Orthotic Boot

摘要

Ankle-foot orthotics are used by many people suffering from foot drop. Some are applied to the foot and then inserted into standard footwear. They present many disadvantages. Alternatively, the orthotic is external causing extra attention to the orthotic. Disclosed herein is an ankle-foot orthotic (AFO) that is integrated into a boot. The AFO is less obvious and the boot material is in contact with the wearer's foot rather than the orthotic itself. A calf plate hinged with a sole plate are inserted into the shoe, as well as a member in tension biasing the foot toward dorsiflexion.

主权项

1. An ankle-foot orthotic (AFO) boot, comprising:
a sole; a sole plate having a vertical portion and a horizontal portion wherein an upper end of the vertical portion has a tab extending upwardly with an orifice defined through the tab; a calf plate having an upper portion that is substantially half of a cylinder and a lower portion that has a tab extending downwardly with an orifice defined through the tab; a pin of rotation extending into the orifice in the tab of the sole plate and into the orifice in the tab of the calf plate; a member in tension coupled between the upper portion of the calf plate and the sole; a boot upper affixed to the sole, the boot upper having pockets therein to accommodate the calf plate and the sole plate; and a first fastener portion coupled to a first side of the boot upper and a second fastener portion coupled to a second side of the boot upper, the first and second fastener portions located proximate the upper portion of the calf plate.