US Patent Issued on March 3 for "Orthotic system for stabilizing an ankle and a foot" (Iowa Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,509, issued on March 3.

"Orthotic system for stabilizing an ankle and a foot" was invented by Noel J. Chladek (Des Moines, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure is directed to an improved orthosis system for stabilizing an ankle and a foot of a user against undesired orientations and having a calf brace and a foot brace. The system uses first and second risers coupled to a foot section using a construction and configuration whereby the more the risers are deflected relative to the foot section, the more the system bias the risers toward their initial orientation relative to the foot section. To increase lateral s...