CPC A61F 5/0125 (2013.01) [A61F 2005/0139 (2013.01); A61F 2005/0165 (2013.01)] | 23 Claims |
1. An ankle orthosis wearable relative to an ankle and a foot of a wearer, the ankle orthosis comprising:
a proximal portion affixable above the ankle of the wearer;
a distal portion extendable below the ankle of the wearer; and
a tensioning apparatus including an adjustment mechanism and a tensioning element including at least one cable extending outward therefrom, the at least one cable connecting the proximal portion to the distal portion and extending within the distal portion below the ankle of the wearer;
wherein the adjustment mechanism, via the at last one cable, controls a plurality of forces with respect to more than one axis of rotation of an ankle joint of the wearer.
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