Patent ID: 7513880

Claim:
An ankle-foot orthosis, comprising: a footplate having a line of progression extending from a heel portion to a middle portion to a toe portion of the footplate, the footplate including at least two superimposed and discrete structural layers each having a different length and extending along at least a segment of a length of the footplate, the footplate defining regions with different thicknesses and stiffness; a leg support having first and second end portions with a middle portion therebetween, the first end portion connected to the heel portion of the footplate; and a securing device slidably mounted on the second end portion of the leg support only in a longitudinal direction defined by the second end portion, the securing device including two end portions having a generally curvilinear profile and a connecting element connecting the end portions, the securing device defining a slot having a closed end, side portions and an open end through which the second end portion of the leg support is inserted, the closed end and the side portions delimiting movement of the securing device relative to the leg support only generally in the longitudinal direction.