Patent ID: 7018352

Claim:
A modular ankle-foot orthosis for wearing within a shoe and for supporting the ankle, heel, and foot arch of a patient, comprising: a lower leg and ankle support brace having: a rear foot support plate with a rearward end and a forward end opposite said rearward end; a left and a right ankle support extending upwardly from said rear foot support plate, formed integrally and monolithically therewith and immovably affixed thereto; a left and a right lower leg support extending upwardly from said left and right ankle support, formed integrally and monolithically therewith and immovably affixed thereto, each said lower leg support having an upper end; and a semicircular rear leg band connecting the upper ends of said left and said right lower leg support, formed integrally and monolithically therewith and immovably affixed thereto; an elongate plantar foot support removably secured to the rear foot support plate of said lower leg and ankle support brace, said plantar foot support having a rearward end and a forward end opposite said rearward end; and attachment means for removably securing the rearward end of said plantar foot support atop said rear foot support plate of said lower leg and ankle support brace.