31 results about "Walking boot" patented technology

An orthopedic walking boot promotes rapid healing of diabetic foot ulcerations by lowering the maximum peak pressure imposed upon the foot. The walker has a hard unyielding shell which is designed for walking. The shell closely and rigidly supports a mid-sole in a foot-shaped bed. The mid-sole has a foot-shaped cavity with rounded sides adapted to form resilient support for the heel, arch and sides of a foot in addition to the bottom of a foot. A conformable inner-sole is adapted to fit over the foot-shaped cavity in the mid-sole and be compressed in response to foot pressure between the sides and bottom of the foot and the sides and bottom of the foot-shaped cavity in the mid-sole thereby compensating for small differences between the shape of the foot and the shape of the cavity. Weight applied to the foot is transferred to the walking shell by contact between the sides of the foot, arch, and heel and the arch, heel and sides of the foot-shaped cavity as well as the bottom of the cavity thereby decreasing the peak or maximum unit pressure on the plantar surface of the foot. A breathable bootie which wraps the foot and lower leg in a protective “cocoon” is preferably secured to the upper surface of the insole thereby preventing foreign materials from entering the foot cavity.

An orthotic foot device with a walking boot is provided. The orthotic foot device with a walking boot includes at least one boot wall having at least one guide disposed along an anteroposterior direction of the boot wall. At least one upright bar is disposed to attach to an individual's lower leg and is disposed to translatably engage the at least one guide. At least one fastener fixedly holds the at least one upright bar to the at least one guide when the at least one upright bar is desirably positioned the anatomical ankle axis and calf midline of a patient suffering from an injured Achilles tendon, hair line fractures of the foot and ankle, plantar fasciitis, diabetes, or other foot and ankle pathologies that require a cam boot.

Systems, devices, and methods for measuring an under foot load profile of a tibial fracture patient during a period of partial weight bearing are described. The system may include a walking boot cast. A housing, including an inner surface and an upper surface that cooperate to define an inner cavity, may be oriented with respect to a patient's tibia. The upper surface is slidably received within the inner cavity in a piston and cylinder configuration. The system may include a pressure sensor configured to monitor the load profile of a patient during the desired period of partial weight bearing. The pressure sensor may be located below the upper surface. The system may include a noncompressible force transmitter positioned within the inner cavity and at least partially encapsulating an upper portion of the pressure sensor to transmit pressure within the housing to the pressure sensor.

A walking brace (100, 200, 3100, 3200, 3300) is provided. The walking brace includes a U-shaped malleable stay (215, 3115, 3215, 3315) configured to hold a manually-bent shape. The walking brace includes an integral portion. The integral portion includes a footbed (260, 3160, 3260, 3360), a first upright disposed at a first side of the footbed and a second upright (110, 210, 3110, 3210, 3310) disposed on a second side of the footbed (260, 3160, 3260, 3360). The integral portion is overmolded onto the U-shaped malleable stay (215, 3115, 3215, 3315) such that the U-shaped malleable stay (215, 3115, 3215, 3315) extends through each of the footbed (260, 3160, 3260, 3360), the first upright and the second upright (110, 210, 3110, 3210, 3310). Other walking braces are provided wherein the integral portion includes a pocket configured to receive the U-shaped malleable stay (215, 3115, 3215, 3315) at an underside of the integral portion such that the U-shaped malleable stay (215, 3115, 3215, 3315) extends through each of the footbed (260, 3160, 3260, 3360), the first upright and the second upright (110, 210, 3110, 3210, 3310). A method of manufacturing a walking brace is also provided.

An orthosis walking boot includes a posterior plastic shell with an open foot supporting portion extending outward from an integral open vertical leg extension to support a user's foot and leg and an anterior plastic shell with a horizontal foot covering portion for overlapping and covering the open foot supporting portion of the posterior shell and an integral open vertical leg extension for positioning within the posterior open vertical leg extension of the posterior shell. A two layer foam posterior liner extends upward within the posterior shell open vertical leg extension to receive the user's leg and adjustable fastening units secure the anterior shell to the posterior shell. An alternative orthosis walking boot with integrally attached foam liners on the posterior plastic shell and the anterior plastic shell is provided.

An orthopedic walking boot comprising: a shell configured to enclose at least a user's foot; a mechanically adjustable sloped insert including a sloped surface and disposed within the casing; and an adjustment mechanism configured to adjust the elevation of the sloped surface. high angle. The mechanically adjustable tilting insert includes a base, a threaded shaft secured at a first end to the adjustment mechanism and configured to rotate with the adjustment mechanism, a first sliding nut including internal threads, and a first slide nut in physical contact with the tilting surface. a bracket coupled at a first end to a first sliding nut and at a second end to a first support of the bracket, and at a first end to a base and at a second end to a The second support of the stand.