Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Splint or brace
Patent
1992-03-13
1993-04-06
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Splint or brace
602 23, 602 6, A61F 504
Patent
active
051999412
ABSTRACT:
In an orthopedic device as a flexible contoured ankle stabilizer having a generally U-shaped "stirrup" member having a base portion and a pair of removably attachable opposed contoured vertical shells with a compressible medium disposed interiorly of the opposed contoured shells, the improvement wherein each of the opposed contoured shells has a heel bone extension protruding generally along and toward the back of the ankle in the vicinity of the heel; wrapping straps used to hold the contoured shells with heel extensions and attached stirrup base in place on the ankle and heel.
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Apley Richard J.
Dvorak Linda C. M.
Pacini Harry A.
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