Compression boot and method for treatment of injured limb

• US 5,441,015 A
• Filed: 12/18/1991
• Issued: 08/15/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Farley, Michael D.
• Original Assignee: Farley, Michael D.
• Inventors: Farley, Michael D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Rimell, Sam
• Application Number:
  US07/808,890
• Time in Patent Office: 1,336 Days
• Field of Search: 54/82, 119/97.2, 119/143, 36/120, 36/117, 36/118, 36/120, 128/846, 128/881, 128/882, 602/5, 602/6, 602/16, 602/23, 602/26, 602/27, 602/28, 602/29
• US Class Current: 602/28
• CPC Class Codes: A61D 9/00 Bandages, poultices, compresses specially adapted to veterinary purposes fetlock-joint protecting rings A01K13/00

Abstract

An article for treatment of an injured leg of a horse includes front and rear pivotally attached parts. The two parts form a cavity for receiving the leg when in a closed position and allow the leg to be received or removed when an open position. In a first embodiment, one portion of the rear part receives the hoof of the leg, and the hoof is captured between lower portions of the front and rear parts as the front part is rotated toward the closed position but before the closed position is reached. In a second embodiment, the hoof of the leg is received by the front part. The capturing of the hoof before the front and rear parts are brought into full engagement allows the injured leg to be placed in tension to set the leg before the leg is fully encased in the inner lining of the article.

Claims

1. A method for treatment of an injured limb of an animal comprising securing a foot of said limb between first parts of an apparatus comprising first and second parts for forming a substantially rigid enclosure for said limb when in a closed position and means for attaching said first and second parts to each other for movement between an open position for receiving said limb and said closed position, wherein each of said first and second parts comprises a rigid outer shell and an inner lining for conforming to the shape of said limb when said first and second parts are in said closed position and means for receiving a foot of said limb and a portion of said limb remote from said foot for providing adequate strength for an animal to support itself on said injured limb when in said closed position, applying a longitudinal force to said limb to place said limb in tension, and moving said first and second parts of said apparatus to said second position.