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Ankle-sprain edema-control boot assembly

  • US 4,590,932 A
  • Filed: 05/14/1984
  • Issued: 05/27/1986
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/14/1984
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A boot assembly applicable to either the left or right ankle and foot for applying compression to control edema from a sprain comprising(a) substantially U-shaped pad means of compressible material comprising two legs defining a channel and a connecting portion disposable on the foot with the malleolus between the legs at the bottom of the channel and with the connecting portion on the top of the foot below the malleolus;

  • (b) a pliable fabric boot element disposable over the pad means around the ankle and foot from behind with a sole portion of the boot element underlying the foot and comprisingi. upper and lower flaps on one side and upper and lower flaps on the other side of the front of the boot element,ii. one of the upper flaps being an inner flap disposable against the ankle and the other of the upper flaps being an outer flap adapted to overlap and be secured to the upper inner flap,iii. the lower flap on the same side as the upper outer flap being an inner flap disposable over the connecting portion of the pad means and the other of the lower flaps being an outer flap adapted to overlap and be secured to the lower inner flap in a direction opposite the overlap of the upper outer flap so as to compress the top of the foot and its area below the malleolus with a squeezing action opposed by the boot sole portion underlying the foot; and

    (c) releasable securing means on the upper and lower outer flaps for securing them to the respective upper and lower inner flaps.

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