Ankle support
AssigneeBSN Medical, Inc.
InventorsJennifer Grunden, Birgit Scheib
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Abstract
An ankle brace having a flexible main body that is designed to surround a human leg from the ankle from the lower leg to the midfoot, and having a fixing belt that can be wound around the main body that is affixed, with the first end, to the lateral section of the main body adjacent to its top end, and, with the second end, to the medial section of the main body adjacent to its top end. The ankle brace makes it possible to easily adjust a certain degree of pronation and at the same time be comfortable to wear. One of the first and second end is fixedly or releasably connected to the main body in a fixed position relative to the main body, and that the other of the first and second end is releasably connected to the main body.
Claims14
An ankle brace, comprising:
- a flexible main body adapted to surround a human leg of a wearer in the area of the ankle from the lower leg to the midfoot, the main body including a medial section, a lateral section, a sole section having a lateral and medial side, and an arch and instep section, the medial section adapted to contact the medial side, the lateral section adapted to contact the lateral side, the sole section adapted to contact the sole, and the arch and instep section adapted to contact the arch and/or instep of the foot, and including a fixing belt having a first and second end for being wound around the main body and connected to the first end with the lateral section of the main body, and to the second end with the medial section of the main body adjacent to its top end, wherein the fixing belt is adapted to be movably guided around the main body such that the fixing belt extends from the first end at the lateral section from the arch and instep section to the medial side of the sole section across the sole section to the lateral side of the sole section across the arch and instep section and up to the top end of the medial section, one of the first and second end of the fixing belt is adapted to be connected to the main body in a fixed position relative to the main body, and the other of the first and second end is adapted to be connected to the main body.
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