Brace Affixing Lower Leg Cuff

Abstract

In one embodiment of the invention, a lower leg cuff integrates with existing leg braces and prevents said leg braces from slipping down wearer's leg. The cuff is circumferentially placed around the lower leg in an above-the ankle or supramalleolar position with the lowest aspect of the cuff able to accommodate, in preformed apertures, the topmost portions of both the tibial and lateral malleoli. The leg cuff, thus “locked” into position on the leg has tabs which connect via hook and loop fastener with the lowest member of an in-situ leg brace. This arrangement will support the brace's longitudinal placement on the leg and due to the cuff's inability to slide onto or over the two bony protuberances of the lower leg the cuff is unable to migrate and thus will prevent the longstanding problem of slippage of the wearer's orthosis along the vertical axis of the leg.

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