Surgical traction boot having resilient heel pad and medial and lateral straps
AssigneeAllen Medical Systems, Inc.
InventorMichael Philip DIODATO
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Abstract
A surgical boot apparatus for use in surgery involving hip distraction includes a boot shell having a sole portion configured for placement adjacent a sole of a foot of a patient and a calf portion configured for placement adjacent a calf of the patient. The boot shell has a heel-receiving opening located between the sole portion and the calf portion and configured for receipt of a heel of the patient. A resilient pad is provided having a main portion configured for engaging an Achilles area of the patient. The main portion includes an end region that extends into the heel-receiving opening. The end region has an end edge that includes a notch configured for receipt of a calcaneus of the patient.
Claims20
A surgical boot apparatus for use in surgery involving hip distraction, the surgical boot apparatus comprising:
- a boot shell having a sole portion configured for placement adjacent a sole of a foot of a patient and a calf portion configured for placement adjacent a calf of the patient, the boot shell having a heel-receiving opening located between the sole portion and the calf portion and configured for receipt of a heel of the patient, the calf portion of the boot shell having a plug-receiving opening spaced from the heel-receiving opening, and
- a resilient pad having a main portion configured for engaging an Achilles area of the patient and a plug extending from the main portion, the plug being configured for press fitting into the plug-receiving opening of the boot shell to attach the resilient pad to the boot shell, the main portion including an end region that extends into the heel-receiving opening, and the end region having an end edge including a notch configured for receipt of a calcaneus of the patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.