Patent ID: 11925572
Assignee: DOXA MEDICAL, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 19:
20. A brace for a person's lower leg and foot comprising:
a foot support that is fit to a user's foot, the foot support comprising:
a thermoplastic outer shell;
a closed cell foam liner within the thermoplastic outer shell; and
a tongue to secure the user's foot within the foot support comprising a lateral side edge and a medial side edge; a lateral side receiving channel extending from a lateral side proximate end to a lateral side distal end and proximate the lateral side edge of the tongue; and a medial side receiving channel extending from a medial side proximate end to a medial side distal end and proximate the medial side edge of the tongue;

a lower leg support connected to the foot support, the lower leg support comprising;
a thermoplastic outer shell; and
a closed cell foam liner within the thermoplastic outer shell;

a cinching mechanism comprising:
a rotatable tightening knob disposed on an upper end of the lower leg support; and
a tightening cable coupled to the rotatable tightening knob and operably connected to the foot support; and

a plurality of tightening cable receiving channels within the lower leg support and the foot support; and
wherein the tightening cable is routed through the plurality of tightening cable receiving channels within the lower leg support and the foot support and through the lateral side receiving channel and the medial side receiving channel.