Heel protector and corresponding rehabilitation systems and methods for using the same
AssigneeMedline Industries, Inc.
InventorsMichelle Drey, Margaret Falconio-West, Bruce Shapiro
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Abstract
A heel protector (100) includes a leg engaging section (101) and a foot engaging section (102) intersecting at a heel receiver (103). The leg engaging section (101) and the foot engaging section (102) define a leg insertion aperture (104). The leg engaging section (101) defines at least one aperture (203) disposed in an ankle region (205) to permit a connection tube (1002) extending from an inflatable bladder (901) of a compression device (800) to pass therethrough. The heel protector (100) and compression device (800) work together as a rehabilitation system (1300).
Claims20
A heel protector, comprising:
- a leg engaging section and a foot engaging section intersecting at a heel receiver, the leg engaging section and the foot engaging section defining a leg insertion aperture;
- the leg engaging section defining at least one aperture disposed in an ankle region, the ankle region disposed at least a predetermined distance from the foot engaging section, the at least one aperture defining a channel to permit a connection tube extending from an inflatable bladder of a compression device to pass therethrough;
- further comprising a connection tube receiving channel configured to direct a connection tube from the heel protector toward an aperture disposed at the heel receiver.
A rehabilitation system, comprising:
- a heel protector, comprising:
- a leg engaging section and a foot engaging section intersecting at a heel receiver, the leg engaging section and the foot engaging section defining a leg insertion aperture;
- the leg engaging section defining at least one aperture disposed in an ankle region disposed proximally along the leg engaging section at least a predetermined distance from the foot engaging section;
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- a compression device to provide compression therapy to a patient limb, the compression device comprising:
- a wrap comprising an outer face defining a proximal edge, a distal edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge, the second side edge defining a plurality of attachment tabs;
- the wrap comprising a central panel comprising an inflatable bladder selectively inflatable through a connection tube to apply pressure to the patient limb, the connection tube exiting the inflatable bladder at a non-orthogonal angle relative to the distal edge;
- an index line disposed on at least one of the plurality of attachment tabs;
- a measurement scale disposed along the outer face comprising longitudinal boundaries identifying a range within which the index line should position for the compression device to provide an appropriate fit for compression therapy when the compression device is wrapped about the patient limb;
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- instruction steps for when the index line dies not land between the longitudinal boundaries;
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- the at least one aperture to permit the connection tube extending from the inflatable bladder of the compression device to pass therethrough.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.