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US 2023/0414394 A1Published application
Ankle brace
AssigneeMueller Sports Medicine, Inc.
InventorsSarah Kuehl, Kayla Daken
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Abstract
An ankle brace with a flexible splint that includes a stirrup shape fastened to the foot, a middle section formed as a partial helix shape that extends from the outside of the foot over the instep, and an upper end fastened to the leg at a point above the ankle and above the inside of the foot.
Claims11
An ankle brace comprising
- (a) a splint made of flexible sheet material with an interior face and an exterior face, an upper end and a lower end;
- (b) an upper fastening strap for detachably fastening the upper end of the splint above an ankle and about a lower leg of a person;
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- (c) a lower fastening strap for detachably fastening the lower end of the splint about a foot of the person, the foot having an inside (medial) portion, a sole, an outside (distal) portion, and an instep;
- wherein the lower end of the splint includes an inside vertical section shaped to fit the inside (medial) portion, a sole section shaped to fit the sole of the foot, and an inside vertical section shaped to fit the outside (distal) portion that together form a stirrup shape;
- and wherein the splint has an instep portion and a twist portion that together form a partial helix extending upward and rearward across the instep to the upper end of the splint above the ankle and above the inside (medial) portion.
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A splint for an ankle brace made from flexible sheet material, generally rectangular in shape with a length and a width, an interior face and an exterior face, an upper end and a lower end;
- wherein the lower end of the splint includes an outside vertical section, a sole section, and an inside vertical section that form a stirrup shape, wherein the inside vertical section includes a lower strap fastening slot;
- wherein the splint includes an instep portion and a twist portion that together form a partial helix shape;
- wherein the instep portion includes a lower strap attachment slot;
- and
- wherein the upper end of the splint includes an upper strap fastening slot and an upper strap attachment slot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.