Below knee cast replacement walker
First Claim
1. An immobilization walker comprising:
- an outer sole with a back end;
a rigid immobilization plate including;
a back portion that extends up from the back end of the outer sole, and a bottom portion attached to the top of the outer sole; and
a boot portion attached to the rigid immobilization plate;
wherein the rigid immobilization plate is designed to prevent movement in a patient'"'"'s ankle and the boot portion is designed to fit around the patient'"'"'s foot and lower leg.
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Abstract
A novel lower leg, ankle and foot immobilization brace in the form of a short length leg walker. The walker provides controlled, uniform compression of the foot, ankle and leg, while at the same time immobilizing the lower leg and foot. The immobilization walker has a shock absorbing sole, a rigid immobilization plate designed to prevent movement in a patient'"'"'s ankle and foot, and a flexible boot portion designed to comfortably fit around the patient'"'"'s foot and lower leg. The immobilization plate and a semi-flexible upper portion effectively immobilize the foot and ankle, while eliminating the need for a rigid boot portion. Two shock absorbing insoles, one of soft density and a one of medium density, allow a portion of the walker'"'"'s sole to be located within the boot portion.
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28 Claims
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1. An immobilization walker comprising:
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an outer sole with a back end;
a rigid immobilization plate including;
a back portion that extends up from the back end of the outer sole, and a bottom portion attached to the top of the outer sole; and
a boot portion attached to the rigid immobilization plate;
wherein the rigid immobilization plate is designed to prevent movement in a patient'"'"'s ankle and the boot portion is designed to fit around the patient'"'"'s foot and lower leg. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An immobilization walker comprising:
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an outer sole with a back end;
a rigid immobilization plate including;
a back portion that extends up from the back end of the outer sole, and a bottom portion attached to the top of the outer sole, wherein the bottom portion has a top;
a boot portion attached to the top of the bottom portion of the rigid immobilization plate;
a lower removable insole made of a material with a density; and
an upper removable insole made of a material with a softer density than the lower insole;
wherein the rigid immobilization plate is designed to prevent movement in a patient'"'"'s ankle and the boot portion is designed to fit around the patient'"'"'s foot and lower leg, and the lower removable insole is located on top of the boot portion, and the upper removable insole is located on top of the lower removable insole. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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19. An immobilization walker comprising:
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an outer sole with a back end;
a rigid immobilization plate including;
a back portion that extends up from the back end of the outer sole, and a bottom portion attached to the top of the outer sole, a boot portion attached to the rigid immobilization plate, wherein the boot portion has a first side separated by an open front from a second side;
a strap attached to boot portion on the first side of the boot portion, a means for attaching the strap attached to the second side of the boot portion;
wherein the rigid immobilization plate is designed to prevent movement in a patient'"'"'s ankle, the boot portion is designed to fit around the patient'"'"'s foot and lower leg, the means for attaching the strap has an attaching lock portion, the strap spans the open front, and the strap is attached to the means for attaching the strap and is tightened to provide compression to the patient'"'"'s at least one of ankle, foot, and lower leg.
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