Pneumatic ankle brace with bladder and pump arrangement

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1993-07-29

1994-09-20

Hafer, Robert A.

Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage

Orthopedic bandage

Splint or brace

602 12, 602 5, A61F 500

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053485300

ABSTRACT:
A pneumatic ankle brace having a pair of relatively rigid side supports with inflatable main bladders attached to their inside surfaces. The inflatable main bladders are coupled to an interconnected foot pump. Additional support and back-up bladders may be placed distally upon the main bladders to provide further cushioning and support. The foot pump is activated through normal use, such as walking or running, whereby entrapped fluid is displaced back and forth between the main bladders and the pump. This creates a pulsing action which provides a massaging compression effect which helps reduce swelling and increase venous and lymphatic return.

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German Publication Designated Offenlegungsschrift No. 2321817, Published Nov. 15, 1973.

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