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US 8,904,674 · App. 13/082,287 · Granted Dec 9, 2014

Ankle-foot orthosis

Inventor: Nathan Schwartz (Smyrna, GA)
A61F5/0111A61F5/0127A43B7/20
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,904,674
App. No.
13/082,287
Granted
Dec 9, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

An Ankle-Foot Orthosis, or AFO, has a vertical portion and a horizontal portion joined together. The horizontal portion is fixed to a shoe, which is selected by a user, by separating at least part of the sole such that the horizontal portion can be adhered near or between a midsole of the sole of a shoe. The horizontal portion provides the necessary structure needed to connect a shoe to the vertical portion of the AFO such that a user suffering with a weakness or deformity can walk with a more normal gait. In an alternate embodiment, the AFO is removable from a shoe such that it can be replaced onto the same or a different shoe.

Claims (6)

1. An article of footwear comprising:

an upper that is at least characterized by a quarter having sides and a rear;

a sole characterized by an insole, a midsole and an outsole;

an ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) characterized by a vertical portion connected to a horizontal portion;

a means for fixing the horizontal portion of the AFO substantially in or adjacent the midsole; and

wherein the horizontal portion is at least two long pins.

Continuity (1)
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