Heel float therapeutic footwear
AssigneeOsborn Medical Corp.
InventorsWilliam D. Davis, Ian P. MacDonald
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Abstract
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.
Claims18
A heel float therapeutic footwear apparatus comprising:
- a lower leg support portion including a first plurality of layers, the first plurality of layers including at least a fleece material, a heel float cradle, and an exterior fabric, the heel float cradle configured to elevate a heel inside an interior region, wherein the heel float cradle includes an anterior surface that is configured to support a lower leg or calf of a patient to reduce pressure on the heel of the patient, and wherein the heel float cradle is made of foam;
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- a foot support portion extending from the lower leg support portion, the foot support portion including a second plurality of layers, the second plurality of layers includes at least the fleece material, a foot support platform made of foam, and the exterior fabric, wherein the foot support portion extends from the lower leg support portion forming a hinge at the interior region where the heel is configured to be elevated.
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 heel float cradle 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, wherein the heel float cradle is made of foam and includes:
- an anterior surface, the anterior surface extending along a longitudinal channel and being configured to support a lower leg or calf of a patient;
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- a cutout region adjacent to a peripheral edge of the anterior surface;
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- a foot support portion connected to and extending from the lower leg support portion;
- the foot support portion including a foot support platform made of foam, wherein the foot support portion extends from the lower leg support portion forming a hinge in a space where the heel is elevated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.