Heel supporting protective boot for bed patients

Details Heel supporting protective boot for bed patients Heel supporting protective boot for bed patients

1994-05-06

1995-09-12

Dvorak, Linda C. M.

Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage

Orthopedic bandage

Splint or brace

128882, A61F 500

Patent

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054493390

ABSTRACT:
A heel supporting protective boot for bed patients comprises a body formed of flexible, compressible, convoluted, non-allergenic foam material having foot and leg supporting portions for respectively supporting a patient's foot extended in an upright position and for supporting the patient's leg above the bed in a generally horizontal position with the patient's heel elevated above an adjacent bed surface. The boot includes a friction reducing material on the body below the leg and heel for providing free sliding movement of the boot over the bed surface with minimal resistance in order to avoid bunching-up of bed linens and avoiding dislocation of the patient's foot in the boot resulting in heel binding or lack of support for the sole of the patient's foot. An additional pad of a foam material may be adhesively secured to an outer surface of the boot to prevent external rotation of the leg and the pad may also be adhesively secured inside the boot adjacent the foot supporting portion to limit foot drop.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5143058 (1992-09-01), Luber et al.

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