Patent ID: 8382694

Claim:
An ankle-foot orthotic for treating foot drop comprising: an ankle brace defining an exterior face and an interior face and having a first wing and a second wing positionable in an overlapping configuration and adapted for installation around a wearer's ankle such that the interior face faces inwardly toward wearer's ankle; a primary strap loop positioned on the exterior face of the ankle brace so as to protrude outwardly from the rear of the ankle brace when the ankle brace is wrapped around the wearer's ankle; and an elastic strap operably linking the ankle brace to a wearer's shoe for applying an upward resistive force to a wearer's shoe to prevent inadvertent downward movement of a wearer's foot, wherein the elastic strap is threadable through the strap loop such that the elastic strap wraps around the exterior face of the ankle brace and extends at a downward angle to engage the wearer's shoe.