Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Splint or brace
Patent
1992-06-10
1994-01-11
Brown, Michael A.
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Splint or brace
128882, A61F 500, A61F 537
Patent
active
052776999
ABSTRACT:
An appliance for stretching a pathologically contracted Achilles' wrist tendons includes a resilient strap having a first end and a second end, a harness for securing around the leg of a user, a fastener for attaching the first end of the resilient strap to a shoe so that the resilient strap extends out from the front of the shoe, and a fastener for attaching the second end of the resilient strap to the harness so that the resilient strap is bowed against its resilient resistance over the front of the shoe. A channel for receiving the first end of the resilient strap is preferably recessed into the bottom of the shoe. The harness preferably includes a securing strap and a foam rubber pad having an inner surface which rests against the leg of the user and having an outer surface to which the securing strap is attached. The harness may additionally include nylon fabric attached to the outer surface of the pad, and cotton fabric attached to the inner surface of the pad. The securing strap is preferably fitted with several ring members and the second end of the resilient strap has a clasp which removably engages a ring member to select the desired tension of the resilient strap. Also optionally provided is a high friction strip of material sized to fit into the channel for securing over the resilient strap first end to enhance the friction grip between the shoe and the ground.
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