Bandage for the ankle joint

US6350247B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• BEIERSDORF AG · DE

Inventors

• Stefan Bodenschatz · Buxtehude, DE
• Brigitte Rosenbaum · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 20, 1999
• Grant date: Feb 26, 2002
• Expiry date: Jan 20, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F13/066
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Bandage for the ankle joint, consisting of an elongate strip and of a strap secured on the elongate strip, the first transverse edge of the elongate strip being arranged essentially vertically on the medial side of the ankle joint, the elongate strip being guided round the heel, across the lateral side of the ankle joint, across the back of the foot in the medial-plantar direction and across the sole of the foot in the lateral-plantar direction, the first transverse edge of the elongate strip being secured on the elongate strip itself, and the strap being joined to the second transverse edge, the said strap being guided from the lateral side of the sole of the foot across the back of the foot to the medial side of the ankle joint, round the heel to the lateral side of the ankle joint and across the lateral side of the ankle joint and being secured.