Compression stocking applicator
AssigneeEzy-AS Abc Pty. Ltd.
InventorBarry George Hildebrandt
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Abstract
A medical compression stocking applicator comprises an elongate member which comprises a pair of opposed side-walls and an interconnecting wall and therefore may be substantially U-shaped in cross-section and is open at each end, the elongate member comprising a heel opening between the ends of the elongate member, said heel opening extending entirely through the elongate member, the heel opening adapted to support a person's heel during application of a stocking.
Claims21
A stocking applicator comprising
- an elongate member which comprises a pair of opposed sidewalls and an interconnecting wall providing a substantially U-shaped cross-section and is open at each end, the elongate member having a heel opening between the ends of the elongate member, said heel opening extending entirely through the elongate member, the heel opening adapted to support a person's heel during application of a stocking.
A stocking applicator comprising an elongate member which comprises a pair of opposed sidewalls and an interconnecting wall be substantially U-shaped in cross-section and is open at each end, the elongate member having an opening in the interconnecting wall which is adapted to support part of a person's limb during application of a stocking over the limb, wherein said opening extends entirely through the elongate member.
A method of applying a stocking to a person's lower limb the method comprising providing an applicator which comprises a substantially U-shaped elongate body having a heel hole extending entirely through the elongate body intermediate the ends of the body, stretching an upper end of the stocking over one end of the applicator, pushing the stocking over the outside of the applicator towards the other end of the applicator until the heel portion of the stocking is adjacent the one end of the applicator, placing a person's heel in the heel portion of the stocking, pulling the applicator along the person's foot such that the person's heel enters into the heel hole of the applicator, and then moving the applicator up the person's calf area until such time as the stocking has been applied, and then removing the applicator from the person's leg.
A method of removing a stocking from a person's lower limb the method comprising placing an applicator which comprises a substantially U-shaped elongate body having a heel hole extending entirely through the elongate body intermediate the ends of the body against the limb, stretching an upper end of the stocking over one end of the applicator, pushing the stocking over the outside of the applicator towards the other end of the applicator, adjusting the position of the applicator to allow a person's heel to be placed in the heel hole, moving the applicator along the person's foot until such time as the stocking has been removed or the person is able to remove the foot from the stocking.
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