Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Splint or brace
Patent
1998-07-13
1999-03-02
Dvorak, Linda C. M.
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Splint or brace
602 13, A61F 500
Patent
active
058763643
ABSTRACT:
An orthotic cushioned article is for use by bed-ridden individuals to prop a foot off a bed or other abrasive surface. The article is generally L-shaped with a leg portion and a foot portion. The leg portion has a flattened centerwall with upwardly extending sidewalls. Each of the sidewalls has a cut-out to accommodate the individual's ankle bones. The leg portion and foot portion form a junction where they meet and that junction has a cut-out to accommodate the individual's heel bone. The cushioned article also has securing means to hold it to the individual's lower leg and foot. It further has beads in at least the centerwall of the leg portion to enhance blood circulation. The orthotic cushioned article effectively prevents the formation of decubital ulcers in the individual's leg and foot.
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Dvorak Linda C. M.
Wilson Charles R.
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