Orthopedic brace having width adjusting vamp
First Claim
1. An orthopedic brace comprising:
- a sole having a longitudinal axis;
a boot made of a flexible material, said boot including a lower portion for extending over a patient'"'"'s foot and an upper portion for extending above the ankle of the patient'"'"'s leg, said boot including lateral and medial sides, said boot including a free, terminal bottom edge section extending along and below at least one of said lateral and medial sides;
a pair of elongated, relatively rigid struts connected to said sole and extending upwardly along said lateral and medial sides of the boot; and
a connector for connecting said free, terminal bottom edge section of said boot to said sole, said connector releasably connecting said free, terminal bottom edge section to said sole in any one of a number of positions along a reference axis generally perpendicular to said longitudinal axis of said sole so that the width of said lower portion of said boot may be varied.
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Abstract
An orthopedic brace to facilitate healing of injuries to the foot, ankle or portions of the leg above the ankle includes a boot having a lower edge section releasably connected to a sole. The width of the boot, as well as the distance between a pair of upright struts located along opposite sides of the boot, may be varied to complementally match the width of the patient'"'"'s foot. The struts and a section of fastening straps are located between layers of foam pads of the boot to reduce the likelihood that the straps or struts will become ensnarled with other items. The sole has a mirror image configuration on either side of its longitudinal axis, and left and right insoles are provided so that a single boot may be used with either the left or right foot of the patient.
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14 Claims
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1. An orthopedic brace comprising:
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a sole having a longitudinal axis; a boot made of a flexible material, said boot including a lower portion for extending over a patient'"'"'s foot and an upper portion for extending above the ankle of the patient'"'"'s leg, said boot including lateral and medial sides, said boot including a free, terminal bottom edge section extending along and below at least one of said lateral and medial sides; a pair of elongated, relatively rigid struts connected to said sole and extending upwardly along said lateral and medial sides of the boot; and a connector for connecting said free, terminal bottom edge section of said boot to said sole, said connector releasably connecting said free, terminal bottom edge section to said sole in any one of a number of positions along a reference axis generally perpendicular to said longitudinal axis of said sole so that the width of said lower portion of said boot may be varied. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An orthopedic brace comprising:
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a sole; a boot made of a flexible material having an outer surface, said boot including a lower portion for extending over a patient'"'"'s foot and an upper portion for extending above the ankle of the patient'"'"'s leg, said boot being connected to said sole, at least said upper portion including an inner resilient pad and an outer resilient pad; a pair of elongated, relatively rigid struts connected to said sole and extending upwardly along said boot; and a plurality of fastening straps located on said upper portion of said boot for securing said upper portion of said boot to the patient'"'"'s leg, said upper portion of said boot including a plurality of pairs of spaced apart apertures, each of said straps including two end sections and an intermediate section, each of said straps extending through a respective pair of said apertures such that said intermediate section of each strap is between said respective pair of apertures and is located inwardly of said outer surface and between said inner pad and said outer pad and said end sections of each strap are located outwardly of said outer surface. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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