Surgery – Truss – Perineal
Patent
1989-08-29
1991-04-30
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery
Truss
Perineal
128 25B, 128 26, A61H 102
Patent
active
050108786
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for supporting a patient's foot allows adjustable positioning of a continuous passive motion device for mobilizing the patient's toes. A soft resilient foam base supports the patient's lower leg and foot, and a soft resilient foam cover is attachable thereto for holding the foot in the base. The base includes an abutment for supporting the foot at a base angle with the longitudinal axis of the base of about one hundred twenty degrees. The cover and base have a layer of pile fabric. A plurality of flexible hook straps are detachably positioned along the outer walls of the cover and base for firmly holding the cover securely in position about the lower leg to hold the foot in the fixed position at the base angle of about one hundred twenty degrees. A hook fastener strip is positioned on a top surface of the foam cover. A continuous passive motion device has a pile fastener strip fixedly attached to the bottom thereof for adjustably removably attaching the continuous passive motion to the top of the cover for mobilizing the patient's toes.
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Armstrong Mindy S.
Kline Joel L.
Apley Richard J.
Dvorak Linda C. M.
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