Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Splint or brace
Patent
1995-11-16
1997-12-23
Dvorak, Linda C.
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Splint or brace
602 16, 602 28, A61F 500
Patent
active
057002371
ABSTRACT:
A therapeutic device for correcting ankle contractures affecting the angle between the leg and foot including a generally L-shaped two-piece frame having a leg portion and a foot rest portion pivotally connected to the leg portion; and adjustable length ankle strap mounted on the frame for securing the frame to the ankle; a pair of adjustable length tension adjusting straps which are operatively mounted between the leg portion and the foot portion for putting steady yet releasable pressure for decreasing the angle between the leg portion and foot portion such that tension is applied to the ankle and the foot is drawn closer to the leg. Furthermore, a laterally split anklet having right and left flaps releasably fastenable to each other and pockets which slide over the free ends of the frame portions is detachably connected thereto. The anklet wraps around parts of the foot and leg to cushion and protect them from direct contact with the frame. The anklet holds the leg and foot to the frame. Attached to the anklet on opposite sides thereof adjacent the top is a pair of loops for receiving ends of the tension adjusting straps while the other end of the straps are attached to opposite sides of the anklet adjacent the forward end thereto. The straps limit the angular movement of the foot and leg portions. Loops and hooks fasteners are utilized on the flaps and straps to provide the releasable adjustability needed to accomplish their stated functions.
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Dvorak Linda C.
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