ORTHOPEDIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LOWER LIMB ELEVATION AND STABILIZATION

摘要

In the context of medical recovery from injury and/or surgery to a lower extremity, a device may be used to provide elevation and support for an ankle along with restraint against knee rotation of a patient. The device may include a generally flat main body, two spaced-apart lateral ridges extending along or near lateral edges of the generally flat main body, and a medial depression between the lateral ridges that provides a support surface on which the ankle may be positioned.

主权项

1. A device for supporting and elevating an ankle and restraining foot and leg rotation of a patient in a supine position, comprising:
a generally flat main body, two spaced-apart lateral ridges extending along or near lateral edges of the generally flat main body, a medial depression between the lateral ridges that provides a support surface on which the ankle may be positioned, and wherein the lateral ridges confine and restrain a foot placed therein to limit or prevent rotation of the foot and leg.