Multifunction, contact-pressure-managing ankle boots
US9066789B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 8, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jun 30, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F13/14
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatuses to be worn by users proximate their ankles to manage pressure and swelling, the apparatus including a wrap shaped to conform to a portion of a foot and a lower leg of the user. In some examples, the wrap defines a compressible multiple layer construction including at least one layer that including a compressible foam, a channel sized to receive a portion of the foot and the lower leg, a substantially stretchable flap sized to extend across the channel when the foot and the lower leg are positioned within the channel, a leg portion, and a foot portion, wherein the leg portion may be flexibly angled from the foot portion a bandaged area including the user's ankles. In some examples, the wrap is configured to be fitted around a portion of the user's foot and lower leg to compress at the ankle area to a selected barrier pressure.
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