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Figure 5

From: Embracing additive manufacture: implications for foot and ankle orthosis design

Figure 5

Adjustable stiffness ankle foot orthosis. A) In the lower stiffness condition, when the gas spring on the medial side compresses to provide resistance to plantarflexion, the disengaged spring on the lateral side is free to slide down its support bracket without giving any resistance. B) The slider component provides the upper attachment point of the gas springs and is held in place by two M6 bolts (one above and one below). By adjusting these bolts the slider can be moved up and down, and this alters the shank to foot angle. The adjustment range is approximately 6° of anterior and posterior tilt. C) The shank section is mounted on runners to allow it to move up and down freely. This is intended to reduce friction between the calf and this component of the device during gait.

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