Patent ID: 11872151
Assignee: AST DESIGN, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 17:
18. A method of manufacturing an ankle foot orthosis (AFO), comprising:
acquiring a pre-impregnated fiber sheet of material;
cutting the pre-impregnated fiber sheet of material to a desired shape;
inserting the cut pre-impregnated fiber sheet of material into a multi-piece mold, the multi-piece mold manufactured from a metallic material;
compressing the multi-piece mold with the inserted and cut pre-impregnated fiber sheet of material disposed therein;
heating the multi-piece mold so as to activate resin within the cut pre-impregnated fiber sheet of material; and
removing the activated cut pre-impregnated fiber sheet of material from the multi-piece mold.