Patent ID: 11964061
Assignee: ASPEN MEDICAL PRODUCTS, LLC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B  D | IPC A  B  D

Claim 11:
12. A method of producing a custom orthosis for a patient, comprising:
placing an orthopedic precast about a mold, the precast including a shell portion including first knitted strands that include at least a first thermoplastic material that at least partially melts at a first melting point, and a second portion including a second knitted strands with a second melting point significantly greater than the first melting point so that the first knitted strands can change phase and melt without changing a phase of the second knitted strands; and
heating and then cooling the precast while about the mold to at least the first melting point to at least partially melt and rigidify the shell portion.