发明名称 Ankle brace and method of using same
摘要 An ankle brace and a method of bracing an ankle including a footplate with a heel portion; an attachable wedge for tilting the ankle brace to adjust a hindfoot varus or valgus position; and an arch support attachable to a top surface of the footplate.
申请公布号 US8968228(B2) 申请公布日期 2015.03.03
申请号 US201012768051 申请日期 2010.04.27
申请人 N&G Bracing Innovations, LLC 发明人 Graddon Marcia;Neufeld Steven
分类号 A61F5/00;A61F5/37;A61F5/01;A61F7/00;A61F7/02 主分类号 A61F5/00
代理机构 Sughrue Mion, PLLC 代理人 Sughrue Mion, PLLC
主权项 1. An ankle brace, comprising: a foot plate including a heel portion and a front foot portion; a disk-shaped wedge attachable to the foot plate at the heel portion for tilting the ankle brace to adjust a hindfoot varus or valgus position; and an arch support attachable to a top surface of the front foot portion of the foot plate, wherein the foot plate includes a first hole provided at a medial side and a second hole provided at a lateral side of the foot plate, wherein the disk-shaped wedge comprises a first peg on a first side of the disk-shaped wedge and a second peg positioned on a second side of the disk-shaped wedge, the second side being opposite from the first side on the disk-shaped wedge, wherein the first peg and the second peg are capable of being inserted into at least one of the first hole and the second hole, wherein the disk-shaped wedge is configured to be attachable to a bottom surface of the foot plate in a first direction in which the varus position of the hindfoot is adjusted and a second direction in which the valgus position is adjusted, wherein in the first direction, the first peg is inserted into the first hole, and in the second direction, the first peg is inserted into the second hole, wherein the ankle brace is configured to provide -hindfoot valgus and varus correction, wherein in the second direction the wedge is positioned such that it is rotated 180 degrees relative to its position in the first direction.
地址 Washington DC US