Walking boot for surgical leg cast
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1. A boot, for use with a surgical plaster of Paris leg cast, comprising:
- a shoe formed of a sheet member of substantially rigid, weight supporting material having an outline substantially similar to the profile of the underside of a foot, a pair of wells of similar depth formed in the sheet member, one well being located in the forward portion of the sheet member and of an area substantially covering the weight bearing area of the sole portion of the foot, the other well being located in the rearward portion of the sheet member and of an area substantially covering the weight bearing area of the heel portion of the foot, the edge portion of the sheet material forming a peripheral flange; and
a flexible upper constructed and arranged to receive therein the foot portion of the cast, the lower periphery of the upper being inturned to form a bottom having apertures therein to receive the wells of the shoe whereby the wells project downwardly through the apertures.
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A boot, for use with a surgical plaster of Paris leg cast, comprising a shoe and an upper. The shoe is of rigid sheet material with a pair of wells of similar depth located in the sole and heel portions. The upper is flexible to receive the foot of the cast and the lower periphery of the upper is inturned and fixed at least to the outer periphery of the shoe. In one embodiment the inturned lower periphery of the upper forms a bottom with apertures to receive the wells of the shoe.
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1. A boot, for use with a surgical plaster of Paris leg cast, comprising:
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a shoe formed of a sheet member of substantially rigid, weight supporting material having an outline substantially similar to the profile of the underside of a foot, a pair of wells of similar depth formed in the sheet member, one well being located in the forward portion of the sheet member and of an area substantially covering the weight bearing area of the sole portion of the foot, the other well being located in the rearward portion of the sheet member and of an area substantially covering the weight bearing area of the heel portion of the foot, the edge portion of the sheet material forming a peripheral flange; and a flexible upper constructed and arranged to receive therein the foot portion of the cast, the lower periphery of the upper being inturned to form a bottom having apertures therein to receive the wells of the shoe whereby the wells project downwardly through the apertures. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A boot for use with a surgical plaster of Paris leg cast having a shoe fixed thereon, the shoe comprising a sheet member of substantially rigid weight supporting material having a pair of wells formed therein, one well underlying the sole portion of the foot and another well underlying the heel portion of the foot, the shoe adapted to be held to the cast by a plurality of turns of bandages encircling the foot portion of the leg cast and the shoe at least between said wells,
the boot comprising an upper and a bottom, the upper being flexible and constructed and arranged to receive the foot portion of the cast, the bottom having a pair of apertures therein to receive the wells of the shoe whereby the wells project downwardly through the apertures.
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