Patent ID: 7303538
Filing Date: 2007-12-04
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A versatile orthopaedic walker for mounting on the lower leg of a patient, comprising: a walker base of high strength materials: said base including two upwardly extending side strut supports having inner substantially vertically extending slots for receiving struts; said base having a central raised area for receiving the foot of a patient and a spaced lower substantially continuous surface for receiving an outer sole or outsole; said base being cored to reduce the weight thereof; said base having a peripheral inwardly directed groove extending substantially around the periphery thereof; the outer surface of said base having an outer surface above said groove extending outwardly by a predetermined distance as compared with the outer surface of said base below said groove; an outer sole, or outsole, extending over said lower surface of said base, the upper edge of said outsole having a mating ridge extending into said groove; said outer sole having a thickness at the periphery thereof substantially equal to said predetermined distance so that the outer surface of said base and outsole is substantially continuous without significant discontinuity at the upper edge of said outsole; first and second struts, and a triple locking mechanism for securing said struts into said slots in said strut supports; said struts including flexible structural arrangements involving reduced thickness of said struts for accommodating patients with varying anatomical configurations; said base and said struts being secured to the patient by straps; at least some of said straps being pivotally mounted to said base by fully integrally molded D-ring type mounts.