Medical boot with unitary splint
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1. A medical boot comprising:
- a boot-shaped body formed of a trilaminate material that includes a resilient plastic foam core layer, a first layer formed of a soft wicking material, and a second surface layer formed of a soft non-allergenic cloth, said first surface layer constituting the inner surface of the boot, said second surface layer constituting the outer surface of the boot;
a heat-formed narrow recess indented in the inner surface of the boot body in a pattern having a plan configuration of a person'"'"'s foot, whereby said recess circumscribes a sole for the boot body;
a relatively hard stiff insole member formed separately from said boot body, said insole member having an edge configuration of substantially the same shape as said sole;
whereby said insole member can be placed within the boot body against said sole, with its edge seated in said narrow recess;
releasable fastener means on said insole member and sole for releasably attaching said insole member to the sole of said boot body;
said boot body having a foot-encircling portion adapted to encircle the foot, a leg-encircling portion adapted to encircle the leg, a toe opening adapted to receive the toes, and a heel opening adapted to receive the heel;
a rigid unitary splint formed separately from said boot body, said splint having a foot-support section, a leg support section, and a heel section;
said splint being installable on the boot body so that the foot-support section of the splint is located within the boot body in facial engagement with said sole, and the leg-encircling portion of the boot body; and
means for releasably attaching the leg-support section of the splint to the leg-encircling portion of the boot body.
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Abstract
A medical boot comprising a relatively soft boot component having a foot portion and a leg portion, and a relatively hard plastic splint formed with a foot portion and a leg portion. The foot portion of the splint is mounted inside the boot and the leg portion of the splint is outside the rear surface of the boot. Releasable fastening means connect the splint to the rear surface of the boot.
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1. A medical boot comprising:
- a boot-shaped body formed of a trilaminate material that includes a resilient plastic foam core layer, a first layer formed of a soft wicking material, and a second surface layer formed of a soft non-allergenic cloth, said first surface layer constituting the inner surface of the boot, said second surface layer constituting the outer surface of the boot;
a heat-formed narrow recess indented in the inner surface of the boot body in a pattern having a plan configuration of a person'"'"'s foot, whereby said recess circumscribes a sole for the boot body; a relatively hard stiff insole member formed separately from said boot body, said insole member having an edge configuration of substantially the same shape as said sole; whereby said insole member can be placed within the boot body against said sole, with its edge seated in said narrow recess; releasable fastener means on said insole member and sole for releasably attaching said insole member to the sole of said boot body; said boot body having a foot-encircling portion adapted to encircle the foot, a leg-encircling portion adapted to encircle the leg, a toe opening adapted to receive the toes, and a heel opening adapted to receive the heel; a rigid unitary splint formed separately from said boot body, said splint having a foot-support section, a leg support section, and a heel section; said splint being installable on the boot body so that the foot-support section of the splint is located within the boot body in facial engagement with said sole, and the leg-encircling portion of the boot body; and
means for releasably attaching the leg-support section of the splint to the leg-encircling portion of the boot body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- a boot-shaped body formed of a trilaminate material that includes a resilient plastic foam core layer, a first layer formed of a soft wicking material, and a second surface layer formed of a soft non-allergenic cloth, said first surface layer constituting the inner surface of the boot, said second surface layer constituting the outer surface of the boot;
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