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Orthopedic walking brace

  • US 20090227927A1
  • Filed: 03/10/2009
  • Published: 09/10/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A walking brace for providing therapeutic pressure to the ankle and lower leg of a person, comprising:

  • a. an exterior stirrup frame construction, comprising;

    i. a full length sole portion; and

    ii. a pair of rigid or semirigid generally parallel elongate strut members extending substantially vertically upward from said sole portion on either side thereof so as to extend along an ankle and leg of a person wearing said brace;

    b. an interior resilient liner pad configured to cushion the ankle and leg of a person and to cooperatively position the leg within said stirrup frame;

    c. at least one detachable variable pressure fluid bladder;

    d. at least one bladder support pocket attached to said liner pad configured to support said at least one fluid bladder, said support pocket having an access suitable for enabling ingress and egress of said bladder therethrough;

    e. a fluid inlet tube operatively connected to and extendable from said fluid bladder to a position remote therefrom and accessible externally of said liner and said stirrup frame; and

    f. a fastener operatively connectable to said inlet tube to selectively secure said inlet tube at a plurality of locations relative to said liner and said stirrup frame.

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