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US 6,142,967 AGranted
Heel pain relief method and brace
OwnerBrian M. Couchinventor
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Abstract
The following heel brace and method to reduce heel pain by securing a strap on the outer side of the ankle and bringing the strap under and up to a securing means on the opposite side of the foot whereby the calcaneus or heel bone is rotated to change the contact point of the heel and ground surface.
Claims13
A heel pain relief method comprising the steps of:
- a) securing one end of a non-elastic strap to the outside mid-ankle at a position at least the height of the subtalar joint of the ankle;
- b) bringing the strap angularly down and rearward under the rear base of the heel so that the strap will form an acute angle with a support surface when standing erect thereupon;
- c) applying tension to said strap as it is brought under the heel;
- and thereby,
- d) repositioning the calcaneus with respect to the talus by rotating and moving the base of the calcaneus inwardly;
- e) bringing said strap upwardly under tension from the heel base and angularly forward toward the inside mid-ankle;
- and,
- f) securing the other end strap to the inside of the mid-ankle to retain the tension in the strap and maintain the calcaneus in its repositioned relationship with the talus, thereby releasing heel pain.
5 more elements
A heel pain relief brace comprising:
- a) a sleeve shaped to snugly fit around a human ankle and heel from above the ankle to the mid-arch of the foot, said sleeve comprising an elastic material that will firmly maintain its dimensional stability when stretched to about its elastic limit;
- b) a non elastic strap affixed at one end thereof to the outside surface of the sleeve in the outer mid-ankle area of said sleeve, said strap being affixed so that it can readily be pulled downwardly and backwardly below the rear portion of the heel;
- c) attaching means associated with the other end of said strap area, said securing means being adapted to receive and hold the attaching means and form a firm grip when said strap has been pulled under the rear portion of the heel and secured to said securing means to re-position the calcaneus and hold the calcaneous as so repositioned.
A heel pain relief brace comprising;
- a) a sleeve adapted for snugly fitting around a human ankle with dimensional stability, said sleeve having securing means on its inner ankle side;
- b) a non elastic strap for rotating the calcaneous inwardly to reposition and hold the calcaneous in its new position, said strap being attached to the outer ankle side of said sleeve whereby when pulled downwardly and backwardly under the heel and upwardly to attach to said securing means, said sleeve will cooperate with said strap to maintain the calcaneous in its new position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.