Traction ankle wrap
OwnerRonald M. Carninventor
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Abstract
The traction ankle wrap is of a unibody construction and may be made from a stretchable neoprene material. A rear support positionable behind a patient ankle, a base support positionable underneath a patient foot, and a series of straps extending therefrom are of a size and shape able to generally fold over and encompass at least part of the patient foot, the entire ankle, and/or at least a portion of the patient's lower leg, to provide support thereto, including anteriorly, when the patient is placed into traction with a traction splint.
Claims37
A traction ankle wrap, comprising:
- a rear support having an anterior strap outwardly extending from one side thereof;
- a closure strap outwardly extending from another side of the rear support opposite the anterior strap;
- and
- a base support outwardly extending from the rear support in between the anterior strap and the closure strap;
- wherein each of the rear support, the anterior strap, the closure strap, and the base support cooperate to form an enclosure having a size and shape for receiving a patient foot therein and, when coupled thereto, applying an anterior pressure on the patient foot when in traction.
A traction ankle wrap, comprising:
- a generally vertically positionable calf support;
- a generally horizontally positionable heel support projecting outward from a base of the calf support;
- an anterior foot support flanking a first side of the calf support and having a width sufficient to fold back over and encompass at least a portion of the calf support;
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- a pair of closure straps flanking a second side of the calf support opposite the first side, wherein each of the pair of closure straps have a width sufficient to fold over and at least partially encompass the anterior foot support folded over the calf support;
- wherein each of the calf support, the heel support, the anterior foot support, and the pair of closure straps includes an alphanumeric character providing visual guidance for wrapping an enclosure around a patient foot and applying anterior pressure thereto when the patient foot is in traction.
A process for applying a traction ankle wrap to a patient foot, comprising the steps of:
- inserting the patient foot into a four-sided enclosure generally defined by a rear support, an anterior strap, a closure strap, and a base support;
- extending the anterior strap over an anterior portion of the patient foot toward the closure strap;
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- stretching the closure strap over an exterior surface of the anterior strap in compression-fit relation therewith such that each of the rear support, the anterior strap, the closure strap, and the base support hug the patient foot and cooperate to apply an anterior pressure thereon when the patient foot is in traction.
The process of claim 37, wherein the anterior pressure comprises between 10 and 15 pounds of force.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.