- Patent Title: Method and apparatus to assist foot motion about the pronation axis
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Application No.: US15384571Application Date: 2016-12-20
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Publication No.: US10219581B2Publication Date: 2019-03-05
- Inventor: Kenneth G. Holt
- Applicant: Trustees of Boston University
- Applicant Address: US MA Boston
- Assignee: Trustees of Boston University
- Current Assignee: Trustees of Boston University
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Boston
- Agency: Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP
- Main IPC: A43B13/38
- IPC: A43B13/38 ; A43B23/00 ; A43B7/24 ; A43B7/14 ; A43B17/00 ; A43B17/02 ; A43B17/04

Abstract:
An apparatus that assists foot movement includes a normally twisted plate configured to interact with the foot. The foot has a pronation axis, and the normally twisted plate is biased and configured to twist about a plate axis that substantially approximates the pronation axis in response to a load received from the foot during foot pronation. As the foot pronates, the plate twists to apply a non-linear force substantially about the plate axis.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170181495A1 Method and Apparatus to Assist Foot Motion About the Pronation Axis Public/Granted day:2017-06-29
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