Patent ID: 7458950

Claim:
An ankle foot orthosis for remediation of foot drop symptoms of an afflicted foot, the orthosis comprising a cuff configured for securement about and anatomically conforming to the shape of the ankle of the afflicted foot and a conventional shoe worn over the afflicted foot, the cuff comprising a flexible laminated panel having an outer layer and a compressible foam substrate, the outer layer including a surface configured for hook and loop type fastener securement, a pair of dorsiflexion support straps, each strap including a lace portion threaded through a shoelace eyelet for securement to the vamp portion of the conventional shoe and a fastener strip portion, the lace portion of each strap being narrower than the fastener strip portion, the fastener strip portion being compatible with the outer layer surface, the fastener strip portion of one strap engaging the surface at a medial side of the ankle and being wrapped rearwardly about the surface and secured thereto by hook and loop type fastener engagement, the fastener strip portion of the other strap engaging the surface at a lateral side of the ankle and being wrapped rearwardly about the surface and secured thereto by hook and loop type fastener engagement, the lace portion of the one strap being threaded through a shoelace eyelet at a lateral aspect of the shoe vamp and the lace portion of the other strap being threaded through a shoelace eyelet at a medial aspect of the shoe vamp, tensile force for remediation of foot drop symptoms being transmitted from the vamp to the cuff through the support straps.