Patent ID: 7297091
Filing Date: 2007-11-20
Classification: A61H,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: means for securing a foot in said apparatus; means for attaching a force strap to ends of an ankle mortise strap looped around the mortise of an ankle of the foot; and, means for achieving anterior mobilization by moving said force strap ventrally from the foot so that the foot including the talus remains stationary while the tibia and fibula glide anteriorly; means for attaching a force strap to ends of an ankle mortise strap looped around the front of an ankle of said foot; means for achieving posterior mobilization by moving said force strap dorsally from said foot so that said foot including the talus remains stationary while the tibia and fibula glide posteriorly; said means for securing a foot in said apparatus includes a footplate hinged by a hinge at one end; said footplate employing an elevation device at an opposite end allowing said opposite end to be raised to and locked at a degree of dorsiflexion.