Heel float therapeutic footwear

摘要

A heel float therapeutic footwear for people that spend a large amount of time in bed. The heel float therapeutic footwear includes a lower leg support portion, a foot support portion, and a wing support structure. The foot support portion extends from the lower leg support portion and includes a foot support platform. The wing support structure is permanently attached to the foot support platform. The wing support structure is adjustably fastenable to a side of the lower leg support portion to adjustably support a position and an angle of the foot support platform with respect to the lower leg support portion. A method of making a heel float therapeutic footwear is also disclosed.

主权项

1. A heel float therapeutic footwear apparatus comprising:
a lower leg support portion configured to support a lower leg of a patient, the lower leg support portion including a lower leg support cradle having a raised portion, the raised portion configured to elevate a heel of the patient when the patient is lying on the patient's back to reduce pressure on the patient's heel; a foot support portion having a base, the foot support portion connected to and extending from the lower leg support portion, the foot support portion including a foot support platform extending from the lower leg support cradle along the base of the foot support portion; and a wing support structure independent from the lower leg support portion, the wing support structure having a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion of the wing support structure being sewn along a longitudinal side of the base to permanently attach the wing support structure to the base, and the wing support structure being adjustably fastenable at the second end portion to a side of the lower leg support portion to adjustably support a position and an angle of the foot support portion with respect to the lower leg support portion.