Medical boot with detachable sole for wound care application
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1. A medical boot for orthotic or wound care applications comprising:
- a flexible boot having a fabric bottom cover and adapted to receive the foot of a patient;
said fabric bottom cover having integral fibrous loop fastener material which extends over the entire bottom surface thereof;
a detachable sole member having a heel, a toe, a width and a sufficient rigidity to support the patient'"'"'s foot while walking with the flexible boot;
said detachable sole member having a fibrous hook fastener material releasably secured to the fibrous loop fastener material on the bottom surface of fabric bottom cover whereby said detachable sole member can be detached from said boot;
the detachable sole member comprising a trilaminate material including an upper layer of said fibrous hook fastener material, a bottom layer of a rubber-like material having a ground-engaging surface coextensive with said upper layer, and an intermediate layer of compressible resilient foam, wherein the detachable sole member provides a continuous area of compression from said heel to said toe and the full width of the detachable sole for accommodating the weight of a patient'"'"'s foot disposed in said boot.
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Abstract
A medical boot for protecting a user'"'"'s foot has a bottom covering formed of a continuous loop material. A detachable, flexible external trilaminate sole has an upper layer of a continuous fabric loop material engageable with the bottom of the boot, a bottom layer of a ground-engaging material, and an intermediate layer of a resilient foam.
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1. A medical boot for orthotic or wound care applications comprising:
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a flexible boot having a fabric bottom cover and adapted to receive the foot of a patient; said fabric bottom cover having integral fibrous loop fastener material which extends over the entire bottom surface thereof; a detachable sole member having a heel, a toe, a width and a sufficient rigidity to support the patient'"'"'s foot while walking with the flexible boot; said detachable sole member having a fibrous hook fastener material releasably secured to the fibrous loop fastener material on the bottom surface of fabric bottom cover whereby said detachable sole member can be detached from said boot; the detachable sole member comprising a trilaminate material including an upper layer of said fibrous hook fastener material, a bottom layer of a rubber-like material having a ground-engaging surface coextensive with said upper layer, and an intermediate layer of compressible resilient foam, wherein the detachable sole member provides a continuous area of compression from said heel to said toe and the full width of the detachable sole for accommodating the weight of a patient'"'"'s foot disposed in said boot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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