Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Splint or brace
Patent
1996-01-29
1998-12-01
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Splint or brace
602 5, 602 23, 602 65, 128882, A61F 500
Patent
active
058430105
ABSTRACT:
An appliance for protecting, supporting and cushioning the heel and ankle, to facilitate the recuperation, rehabilitation or other healing of the heel and/or ankle from medical procedures, injuries or other disorders, includes a pliable cupping component which receives and is adjustably secured to the heel portion of the foot and the ankle. The fastening means for securing the cupping component to the heel and ankle provides support for the tendons and tendon sheaths in the heel and ankle. A pair of selectively adjustable support straps extend from the sides of the cupping component to an upper fastening means immediately below the knee. The support straps exert an upward and supportive force on the heel portion of the foot and limit the flexing of the ankle joint without exerting an upward force on the apophysis or growth center of the calcaneus bone which is located at the posterior portion of the calcaneus bone adjacent and below the attachment of the achilles tendon to this bone.
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Apley Richard J.
Lee Kim M.
Lister John D.
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