US 12,390,354 B2
3D-printed strap channel for an orthopedic or prosthetic device
Michael Springman, Philadelphia, PA (US); Joseph DeHeer, Indianapolis, IN (US); and Jari Pallari, Newcastle upon Tyne (GB)
Assigned to Thrive Orthopedics LLC
Filed by Thrive Orthopedics LLC, Indianapolis, IN (US)
Filed on Dec. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/546,466.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/123,097, filed on Dec. 9, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0175569 A1, Jun. 9, 2022
Int. Cl. A61F 5/01 (2006.01); B33Y 50/00 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01)
CPC A61F 5/0127 (2013.01) [B33Y 50/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); A61F 2005/0132 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An additive manufactured device defining a first channel for the placement of a first strap for an ankle foot orthotic (AFO), the additive manufactured device comprising: a frame, the frame having an inner surface and an outer surface, and a space between the inner surface and the outer surface defining the first channel, wherein the first channel is an entirely hollow channel defined between the inner and the outer surfaces of the frame; wherein a first side of the frame to a second side of the frame defines a semi-curvature shape configured to hold a user's ankle and foot portion; wherein the first strap can be threaded through the first channel, wherein the first channel is continuous along a length of the first side of the frame, and wherein a portion of the first strap is fully enclosed within the first channel between the first side of the frame and the second side of the frame; wherein the first strap is adjusted and configured to secure the user's ankle and the first channel reduces wear to a portion of the first strap enclosed within the first channel from exterior elements; wherein the first channel is 3D-printed and designed according to a user's anatomic characteristics; and the frame further comprising a second channel formed between the first side of the frame and the second side of the frame, wherein a second strap can be threaded through the second channel, wherein the second channel is 3D-printed and designed according to the user's anatomic characteristics, wherein a portion of the second strap is fully enclosed within the first channel between the first side of the frame and the second side of the frame.