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SEATTLE - If you've ever used crutches with an injured foot or leg, you know it can be tough lifting that limb as you maneuver around. Now, an Ohio man and his family have invented a sling that can help give other people a leg up when they can't put their foot down. Robert Webb's job of fixing gutters often took him to new heights, but a ladder fall six years ago broke his foot and he couldn't afford not to work So he invented a leg sling to keep his foot up. There was a dog harness and an old bungee cord, which kept his foot up for five weeks. He eventually showed it to his doctor. He wasn't allowed to put his foot down but his doctor didn't say he couldn't work, so he showed him the leg sling, and he said it was a great idea. The original sling morphed into a slick design that Annie Milosovic demonstrated to her fellow physical therapists at Southpointe hospital in Ohio. "I think it's great we've used it here at the hospital and I can see us using it again for the right person somebody who needs to hold their leg up," said Milosovic. It took six years to get from a dog harness, bungee cord and tool belt to the current design. They've already shown it to 400 Cleveland doctors, sent it to four different states and they already have a leg up on the competition, because there isn't any. "If it helped me walk quicker and keep about my ordinary life, it can help anybody," Webb said. The bungee cord allows the foot to drop for balance and the straps are padded for comfort. Webb and his stepfather have just started marketing the leg sling. |
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