Patent classifications
A
A61
A61L
15/00
A61L15/07
A61L15/12
A61L15/125
A61L15/125
ANKLE-FOOT ORTHOSIS AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME
An ankle-foot orthosis forming a monolithic structure and include at least two different material components. The first material component has at least one tape layer consisting of a continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite, and a second polymeric material component surrounds at least in part the tape and includes a thermoplastic material into which the first material component is embedded. A resin material of the first material component is bonded to the second polymeric material component.