Bandage for the ankle joint

A bandage for an ankle joint comprising an elongated tape, wherein the elongated tape runs around a heel, across a lateral side of the ankle joint, across an instep in a medial plantar direction and across a sole of a foot in a lateral plantar direction, wherein a first and a second transverse edge of the elongated tape are fastened to the tape itself to form a sock with a foot opening, a heel opening, and a leg opening, wherein a first bridle and a second bridle each have one end attached to the elongated tape, one said end of the first bridle being attached to and extending from a lateral side on a forefoot and the second bridle extending from a lateral side on the ankle joint, wherein the second bridle is circularly closed around the ankle joint and has a free end that is removably attached to the lateral side of the ankle joint and the first bridle is guided on the forefoot across the instep and has a free end extending to the lateral side of the ankle joint wherein the first bridle is circularly closed around the ankle joint and over the second bridle such that the free end of the first bridle is removably attached to the second bridle on the lateral side of the ankle joint, wherein the entire width of a free end of the first bridle lies within the width of the free end of then second bridle at the lateral side of the ankle joint, and the first bridle does not have any portion that passes underneath the foot, and wherein the material of the elongated tape has a lengthwise elasticity of from 60% to 250% and a crosswise elasticity of up to 100%, and wherein the material of the first and second bridles has a lengthwise elasticity of up to 250% and a crosswise elasticity of up to 100%.

A bandage for an ankle joint comprising:

• a sock member having a foot opening allowing a portion of a foot to pass therethrough, a heel opening configured to expose a heel of the foot, and an ankle joint opening allowing a portion of a leg to pass therethrough;
• the sock member extending across a lateral side of the ankle joint, an instep of the foot, and a sole of the foot;
• a first strap having an elasticity, one end which is attached to a portion of the sock member which surrounds the ankle joint, and a free end which extends around the portion of the sock member which surrounds the ankle joint;
• a second strap having an elasticity and only two ends, one end which attached to a lateral side on a forefoot portion of the sock member, and a free end which extends over the first strap and around the portion of the sock member which surrounds the ankle joint;
• the free end of the first strap being connected via a first hook and loop fastening strip on the lateral side of the ankle joint and to the portion of the sock member which surrounds the ankle joint;
• and
• the free end of the second strap being connected via a second hook and loop fastening strip on the lateral side of the ankle joint and to the first strap over the ankle joint,
• wherein the entire width of the free end of the second strap lies within a width of the free end of the first strap at the lateral side of the ankle joint, and the second strap does not have any portion between the one end and the free end of the second strap that goes underneath the foot.