Title: Prosthetic horseshoe

I claim:

1. For use in the treatment of a horse having laminitis, a prosthetic horseshoe comprising:

(a) a horseshoe having the general shape of a hoof and adapted for fastening to a hoof of said horse, said horseshoe having a lateral bar, the ends of which are integral with the sides of said horseshoe; and,

(b) biasing means supported by the lateral bar of said horseshoe and adapted for rotating the out of position coffin bone to its normal position in the foot of said horse, said biasing means being an upwardly protruding screw adjustably supported by the lateral bar of said horseshoe, the longitudinal axis of said screw being at an angle less than 90 degrees with the upper face on said horseshoe.

2. For use in the treatment of a horse having laminitis, a prosthetic horseshoe comprising:

(a) a horseshoe having the general shape of a hoof and adapted for fastening to a hoof of said horse, said horseshoe having a lateral bar, the ends of which are detachably joined to the sides of said horseshoe; and,

(b) biasing means supported by the lateral bar on said horseshoe and adapted for rotating the out of position coffin bone to its normal position in the foot of said horse, said biasing means being an upwardly protruding screw adjustably supported by the lateral bar of said horseshoe, the longitudinal axis of said screw being at an angle less than 90 degrees with the upper surface of said horseshoe.

3. For use in the treatment of a horse having laminitis, a prosthetic horseshoe comprising:

(a) a horseshoe having the general shape of a hoof and adapted for fastening to a hoof of said horses, said horseshoe having a lateral bar, the ends of which are detachably joined to the sides of said horseshoe; and,

(b) biasing means supported by the lateral bar on said horseshoe and adapted for rotating the out of position coffin bone to its normal position in the foot of said horse, said biasing means being an upwardly protruding shoulder pin supported by the lateral bar of said horseshoe, the longitudinal axis of said shoulder pin being at an angle less than 90 degrees with the upper surface of said horseshoe.

Other info:


Inventors: Mercer II, Roger W. (623 W. Church Rd., Sterling, VA, 22170)

Application Number: 06/375960
Filing Date: 1982-05-07
Publication_date: 1983-12-27
Assignee: Mercer II, Roger W.

Primary Class(es): 168/4 168/11
Other Classes: A01L7/00; A61D9/00; A01L7/00; A01L1/00
US Patent Ref:

0329193	October, 1885	Meredith	168/26
0872214	November, 1907	Bethune	168/11
0898895	September, 1908	Hovis	168/26
1349888	August, 1920	Kenny	168/14

Other Refs: DE279728

February, 1895

168/17

Primary Examiner: Swiatek, Robert P.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Hay,