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Ankle brace

  • US 4,844,094 A
  • Filed: 05/29/1987
  • Issued: 07/04/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/29/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An ankle brace for insertion into a shoe with laces for immobilizing the ankle against inversion or eversion while permitting planter-flexion and dorsi-flexion, including,a pair of substantially rigid or stiff side supports having upper and lower ends, preformed to conform to the shape of the lower leg, for fitting about the lower leg on both sides and with the side supports having a configuration to encase both sides of the ankle and with the lower end of the side supports for insertion into the sides of the shoe, said side support members having a maximum outward extent at an intermediate point at the ankle;

  • pad members formed of a flexible gel material located on the inner surface of each side support to form a cushion between the ankle and the side supports;

    means for removably securing said gel pads to said side supports;

    means for securing the side supports to firmly encase the ankle; and

    the securing means including a counter strap extending between the side supports at a lower position just above the heel near said intermediate point, and fastening means located on the side supports substantially at an elevation at or immediately below said intermediate point and substantially at the level of the ankle joint to receive the laces of the shoe so that the laces can be tightened and tied to immobilize the ankle against inversion or eversion or anterior subluxation while permitting planter-flexion and dorsi-flexion.

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