Foot positioning system for surgery
AssigneeContract Medical Manufacturing LLC
InventorsRichard Deslauriers, Patrick Brandon
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Abstract
An insert for use during orthopedic surgery configured for positioning in or on a boot configured to stabilize a foot of the patient during orthopedic surgery. The insert is sterile and includes a heel region, a toe region and an arch support positioned between the toe and heel region, the arch support configured to support an arch of the foot of the patient during stabilization of the foot during orthopedic surgery thereby preventing collapse of the arch during securement of the foot in the boot.
Claims10
An insert for use during orthopedic knee surgery, the insert configured for positioning in or on a boot having a hard shell and configured to stabilize a foot of a patient during orthopedic knee surgery, the boot having a continuous heel region to support a heel of the patient, the insert being sterile and of a softer surface than the hard shell and including a heel region to support a heel of the patient and having a bend adjacent the heel and an arch support, the insert having an upper surface extending continuously in the heel region configured to overlie the heel region of the boot and underlie the heel of the patient, the arch support having a non-planar surface, the arch support configured to support an arch of the foot of the patient during stabilization of the foot during orthopedic knee surgery thereby promoting proper alignment of the foot and ankle and preventing collapse of the arch during securement of the foot in the boot, wherein the insert is composed of a foam material and the arch support is a) embedded in the foam material, b integral with the foam material, c) positionable on top of the foam material or d) positionable under the foam material.
A system for supporting a foot of the patient during surgery, the system comprising
- a) a stabilization boot for supporting the foot of a patient, the stabilization boot having a hard shell and including a lower region to accommodate a foot of the patient and an upper region to accommodate a portion of a leg of the patient, the stabilization boot including a tightening mechanism to secure the leg of the patient, the lower region of the boot is continuous with the upper region and includes a heel region configured to support a heel of the patient;
- b) a pad positioned on the boot to cushion one or both of the foot and leg of the patient, the pad of a softer surface than the hard shell and extending continuously from a lower region to accommodate a foot of the patient to a heel region and to an inserts upper region to accommodate a portion of the leg of the patient;
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- c) a sterile arch supporting insert, the arch supporting insert including an arch support region configured to promote proper alignment and prevent collapse of the arch of the patient during securement of the foot in the stabilization boot during orthopedic surgery, the arch supporting insert including a heel region configured to overlie the heel region of the boot and to underlie the heel of the patient;
- d) wherein the arch supporting insert is a) embedded in the pad, b) integral with the pad, c) positionable on top of the pad or d) positionable under the pad.
A device for supporting a foot of a patient during orthopedic knee surgery, the device being sterile and comprising a foam pad configured for placement on a foot positioning boot which stabilizes the patient's foot during orthopedic knee surgery, the foam pad including a heel region to underlie and support a heel of the patient, a leg region and an arch supporting region to support an arch of the patient and maintain alignment and prevent collapse of the arch during stabilization of the patient's foot during orthopedic knee surgery, the heel region, leg region and arch supporting region being continuous, wherein the arch supporting region is a) embedded in the pad, b) integral with the pad, c) positionable on top of the pad or d) positionable under the pad.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.