Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Orthopedic walking boot having a mechanically adjustable ramp insert
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Application No.: US16393683Application Date: 2019-04-24
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Publication No.: US11109993B2Publication Date: 2021-09-07
- Inventor: David Orr
- Applicant: DJO, LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Vista
- Assignee: DJO, LLC
- Current Assignee: DJO, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Vista
- Agency: Veros Legal Solutions, LLP
- Main IPC: A61F5/01
- IPC: A61F5/01 ; A43B7/16 ; A43B7/20 ; A61F5/042 ; A61F5/14 ; A43B7/22 ; A61F5/048

Abstract:
An orthopedic walking boot includes a housing configured to encompass at least a user's foot, a mechanically adjustable ramp insert including a ramp surface and disposed in the housing, and an adjusting mechanism configured to adjust an elevation angle of the ramp surface. The mechanically adjustable ramp insert includes a base, a threaded shaft secured to the adjusting mechanism at a first end and configured to rotate with the adjusting mechanism, a first slider nut including internal threads, a bracket in physical contact with the ramp surface, a first support coupled to the first slider nut at a first end and to the bracket at a second end, and a second support coupled to the base at a first end and to the bracket at a second end.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190247216A1 ORTHOPEDIC WALKING BOOT HAVING A MECHANICALLY ADJUSTABLE RAMP INSERT Public/Granted day:2019-08-15
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