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Custom-fitted athletic ankle brace

  • US 5,868,693 A
  • Filed: 09/10/1997
  • Issued: 02/09/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/10/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An ankle brace for being custom-formed to the shape of a wearer'"'"'s ankle, said ankle brace comprising:

  • (a) a brace panel adapted for being formed to the medial, dorsal, and lateral aspects of the lower leg and ankle of the wearer, and permanently molded to provide a rigid custom fit for restricting inversion and eversion of the foot during wear; and

    (b) a posterior heel tongue integrally-formed as an extension of said brace panel and sized sufficiently for extending downwardly along the dorsal aspect of the lower leg and under and along the calcaneus portion of the heel for being formed to the heel of the wearer and permanently molded to further support the ankle.

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