Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Splint or brace
Patent
1996-03-04
1998-03-10
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Splint or brace
602 23, 128882, 5648, A61F 500
Patent
active
057254869
ABSTRACT:
An orthotic leg elevator for elevating the leg of a subject during a post-operative period or in other situations in which it is necessary to avoid direct contact between the leg and a bed or other surface, or to raise the leg with respect to a surface. The leg elevator includes a rectangular block whose top side has formed therein a concave trough extending the length of the block to cradle the leg of the subject so that his foot is then adjacent the front end of the trough. Nested in the trough at its rear end is a knee-supporting piece which underlies and conforms to the knee joint. Secured to the block are three detachable straps adapted to engage the cradled leg at spaced positions. The first strap engages the leg above the ankle; the second at an intermediate position between the ankle and the knee, and the third just above the knee, thereby immobilizing the leg. To accommodate the leg elevator to different situations, attachable to the underside of the block are slabs or wedges which serve to adjust the height of the elevator, or the relative heights of the knee and foot of the cradled leg, or the inclination of the block relative to the horizontal plane.
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Apley Richard J.
Ebert Michael
Lee Kim M.
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