Sides-down, open door pressure relief boot
AssigneeN.Y. Orthopedic USA, Inc. dba NYOrtho
InventorsMichael J. Blatt, Michael A. Rozenberg
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for a therapeutic boot that promotes the healing of pressures sores is described. Bedridden patients are prone to developing pressure sores over bony prominences of the foot such as a heel. The therapeutic boot includes a sides-down, open door design that provides unobstructed access to a wound site. The therapeutic boot may be designed to offload the patient's heel and bony prominences on both sides of the patient's ankle. The therapeutic boot is designed such that opening and closing the boot does not apply pressure and or friction to the wound site.
Claims20
A therapeutic boot configured to suspend a heel of a bedridden human patient's foot, the therapeutic boot comprising:
- an upper comprising a segment configured to be positioned under a dorsal side of a leg of the human patient, the upper configured to:
- elevate the heel;
- and
- define a plantar surface that is configured to extend from a heel-end of the human patient's foot to a toe-end of the human patient's foot;
- and
- a sole affixed to the segment by a hinge that allows the sole to rotate about a heel end of the segment between an open position and a closed position;
- wherein:
- in the open position, the sole is positioned to expose the plantar surface;
- and
- in the closed position, the sole is positioned to cover the plantar surface.
A therapeutic boot comprising:
- a first upper segment configured to cover at least a portion of a medial side of a leg of a bedridden human patient;
- a second upper segment configured to cover at least a portion of a dorsal side of the leg;
- a third upper segment configured to cover at least a portion of a lateral side of the leg;
- and
- wherein the first, second and third upper segments are configured to define a plantar surface that extends from a heel-end of a foot of the human patient to a toe-end of the foot;
- and
- a sole segment affixed to the second upper segment by a hinge that allows the sole segment to rotate about a heel end of the second upper segment between a closed position in which the sole segment covers the plantar surface and an open position in which the sole segment exposes the plantar surface.
A method of protecting a foot and a leg of a bedridden human patient, the method comprising:
- positioning a second segment of a boot upper underneath a dorsal side of the leg;
- rotating and positioning a first segment of the boot upper to protect a medial side of the leg;
- rotating and positioning a third segment of the boot upper to protect a lateral side of the leg;
- and
- rotating sole segment about a heel-end of the second segment to cover a plantar surface;
- wherein the plantar surface is defined by the positioning of the first, second and third segments of the boot upper to protect the leg;
- and
- wherein the plantar surface extends from a heel-end of the foot to a toe-end of the foot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.