Prosthetic sock management tool
AssigneeThe United States Government as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affair
InventorBillie Caris Savvas Slater
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Abstract
A device and method for managing a plurality of groups of socks where the device includes a plurality of pouches attached to one another and a patient education and compliance tool. Each group has at least one sock. Socks of each of the groups have different characteristics from one another. The groups of socks are adapted for use between a limb of a patent and a socket of a prosthetic device. Each pouch is adapted for securing at least one sock from a group. The method includes sorting the plurality of groups of socks according to the characteristic, associating each pouch with a respective one of the groups, and securing each group of socks within an associated pouch.
Claims18
A device for managing a plurality of groups of socks, each said group comprising at least one sock, socks of each of said groups having different characteristics from one another, said device comprising:
- a plurality of pouches attached to one another, each said pouch adapted for containing at least one said sock from one of said groups, each said pouch comprising an identifier corresponding to one of said group, said identifiers comprise indicia selected from the group consisting of numbers, letters, Braille, and combinations thereof.
A method for managing a plurality of groups of socks, each said group comprising at least one sock, socks of each of said groups having different characteristics from one another, said method comprising:
- sorting said plurality of groups of socks according to said characteristics of said socks;
- associating each said pouch with a respective one of said groups;
- securing each said group of socks within an associated one of said pouches respectively;
- and wherein
- said associating step comprises associating a unique identifier with each said pouch, said unique identifier being selected from the group consisting of numbers, letters, Braille, and combinations thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.