FLEXIBLE FOOT ABDUCTION APPARATUS
A flexible foot abduction apparatus allowing movement in a horizontal and vertical plane with an elongated member made of a shape memory material. The elongated bar is shaped such that it has both vertical and horizontal aspects to allow a user to more easily manipulate the apparatus in one or both planes. The elongated member has an original shape which can be selectively forced into a second shape by a user and then return to the original shape.
1 . A flexible foot abduction apparatus comprising:
a bar having a left end and a right end, the bar further comprising an original shape;
a left plate selectively attachable to the left end;
a right plate selectively attachable to the right end;
the bar having a first portion and a second portion, and a middle portion located both between and above both of the first portion and the second portion;
wherein the middle portion is configured to allow a user to move the left end in both a horizontal plane and a vertical plane relative to the right end;
wherein the bar is bendable to a second shape when a force is applied by the user and reforms to the original shape upon removal of the force.
2 . The flexible foot abduction apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a left shoe receiving member.
3 . The flexible foot abduction apparatus of claim 2 further comprising a right shoe receiving member.
4 . The flexible foot abduction apparatus of claim 3 , wherein:
the left plate is attached to the left shoe receiving member;
a shoe is attached to the left shoe receiving member; and
wherein the shoe comprises a boot made of a pliable material.
5 . The flexible foot abduction apparatus of claim 4 , wherein:
the right plate is attached to the right shoe receiving member; and
a second shoe is attached to the right shoe receiving member.
6 . The flexible foot abduction apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the left plate is disposed at a specific angle to the bar to treat the ailment of clubfoot.
7 . The flexible foot abduction apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the shoe further comprises a cover attached to the boot and is made of a pliable material.
8 . The flexible foot abduction apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the cover comprises a plurality of adjustment straps configured to selectively strap in a foot of a user to the flexible foot abduction apparatus.
9 . A flexible foot abduction apparatus comprising:
a bar assembly comprising a first end and a second end;
a left plate selectively attachable to the first end at a specific angle to treat the ailment of clubfoot;
a right plate selectively attachable to the second end at a specific angle to treat the ailment of clubfoot;
wherein the bar assembly has an original shape and is bendable to a second shape when a force is applied by a user of the flexible foot abduction apparatus and reforms to the original shape upon removal of the force.
10 . The flexible foot abduction apparatus of claim 9 , wherein:
the bar assembly has a first portion and a second portion;
the bar assembly has a middle portion disposed both between and above the first portion and the second portion; and
the middle portion is configured to allow a user to move the first end in both a horizontal plane and a vertical plane relative to the second end.
11 . The flexible foot abduction apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the left plate is attached to a left shoe receiving member.
12 . The flexible foot abduction apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the right plate is attached to a right shoe receiving member.
13 . The flexible foot abduction apparatus of claim 12 , further comprising a shoe comprising a boot made of a pliable material.
14 . The flexible foot abduction apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the left shoe receiving member is attached to the left plate.
15 . The flexible foot abduction apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the shoe further comprises a cover attached to the boot and is made of a pliable material.
16 . The flexible foot abduction apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the cover comprises a plurality of adjustment straps configured to selectively strap in a foot of a user to the flexible foot abduction apparatus.
17 . A flexible foot abduction apparatus comprising:
an elongated bar comprising a left end and a right end, the elongated bar further comprising an original shape;
a left plate selectively attachable to the left end; and
a right plate selectively attachable to the right end;
wherein the elongated bar includes a first portion and a second portion, and a middle portion disposed both between and above the first portion and the second portion;
wherein the middle portion is configured to allow a user to move the left end in both a horizontal plane and a vertical plane relative to the right end; and
wherein the elongated bar is bendable to a second shape when a force is applied by the user of the flexible foot abduction apparatus and reforms to the original shape upon removal of the force.
18 . The flexible foot abduction apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the left plate is attached to a left shoe receiving member and the right plate is attached to a right shoe receiving member.
19 . The flexible foot abduction apparatus of claim 18 further comprising a shoe comprising a boot made of a pliable material.
20 . The flexible foot abduction apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the shoe further comprises a cover attached to the boot and is made of a pliable material, wherein the cover comprises a plurality of adjustment straps configured to selectively strap in a foot of a user to the flexible foot abduction apparatus.