Therapeutic foot and leg protector
First Claim
1. A therapeutic foot and leg protector comprising a rigid shell and a soft protective batting disposed within said shell, said shell and said batting partially encasing and generally conforming about a lower portion of a leg and a foot of a patient disposed therein, means defining a cut-away heel portion in said batting, said shell having a perforated heel portion substantially surrounding the heel of said patient adjacent said cut-away heel portion of said batting for the purpose of aerating a sore disposed on the heel of said patient, said shell further comprising a built-up supporting section generally extending from said heel portion along a portion of the shell encasing the lower leg portion of the patient, said supporting section raising a level of said heel portion of said shell generally above a level of a bed in which the leg and shell are resting and extended, said supporting section allowing a facilitated circulation of air about the heel of said patient via the perforated heel portion of the shell, while the leg of the patient is resting and extended upon the bed, whereby a healing of said heel sore may be more aptly effected as a result of the facilitated circulation.
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Abstract
A therapeutic foot and leg protector comprises a rigid outer shell having a soft protective liner disposed therein. The protector is perforated in its heel portion to allow air to enter the shell and circulate about the heel of a patient. The shell is made with a built-up support section to raise the shell above the general level of the bed, so that none of the perforations in the heel become blocked. In other words, the support section will facilitate a freer circulation of air about the heel of the patient, to effect a more rapid healing of heel sores. The liner has straps that project through slots in the shell and wrap about the foot and leg of the patient. This provides for the integral securement of both the liner and shell to the leg, while allowing the liner to be a separate element. A built-up ridge section in the heel portion of the shell prevents the heel of the patient from coming into contact with the shell. This will possibly prevent injury to the heel of the patient or the blocking of the perforations in the heel portion of the shell.
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- 1. A therapeutic foot and leg protector comprising a rigid shell and a soft protective batting disposed within said shell, said shell and said batting partially encasing and generally conforming about a lower portion of a leg and a foot of a patient disposed therein, means defining a cut-away heel portion in said batting, said shell having a perforated heel portion substantially surrounding the heel of said patient adjacent said cut-away heel portion of said batting for the purpose of aerating a sore disposed on the heel of said patient, said shell further comprising a built-up supporting section generally extending from said heel portion along a portion of the shell encasing the lower leg portion of the patient, said supporting section raising a level of said heel portion of said shell generally above a level of a bed in which the leg and shell are resting and extended, said supporting section allowing a facilitated circulation of air about the heel of said patient via the perforated heel portion of the shell, while the leg of the patient is resting and extended upon the bed, whereby a healing of said heel sore may be more aptly effected as a result of the facilitated circulation.
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