Knee-ankle-foot positioning kit
AssigneeMedical Technology, Inc.
InventorGary R. Bledsoe
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Abstract
A positioning system used to limit movement of the leg, such as when required after hip surgery. In at least one embodiment, a boot, which extends around the foot and lower leg, is secured around each foot. As such, the boots can be used to cushion the feet while applying traction to the leg during surgery. After surgery, the boots are secured together in a side-by-side relationship. In addition, a leg strap is preferably used in conjunction with the boots to help hold the legs together. The leg strap preferably has a cushion that is positioned between the knees with a strap that is secured around each leg. Consequently, the positioning kit restricts certain motion of the affected hip while not restricting movement of the hips and knee and ankle joints unnecessarily.
Claims33
A positioning kit for use in limiting movement of a patient's legs comprising:
- two boots, each capable of being secured around a foot and a lower leg of a patient;
- at least one fastening strap capable of securing said boots together;
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- wherein said boots are composed of breathable foam.
A positioning kit for use in limiting movement of a patient's hip comprising:
- two boots, each capable of being secured around a foot and a lower leg of a patient, wherein each said boot comprises a lower wrap capable of wrapping around said foot, an upper wrap capable of wrapping around said lower leg, a seam securing said lower and said upper wraps together, and closure strips capable of securing said wraps around said foot and said lower leg;
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- at least one fastening strap capable of securing said boots together.
A positioning kit for use in limiting movement of a patient's legs comprising:
- two boots, each capable of being secured around a foot and a lower leg of a patient;
- at least one fastening strap capable of securing said boots together;
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- a leg strap capable of holding a patient's legs together.
A positioning kit for use in limiting the movement of a patient's legs comprising:
- two boots, each capable of being secured around a foot and a lower leg of a patient, each said boot comprising, a lower wrap capable of wrapping around said foot, an upper wrap capable of wrapping around said lower leg, a seam securing said lower and said upper wraps together, an ankle strap capable of wrapping around a patient's ankle, and closure strips capable of securing said wraps around said foot and said lower leg;
- wherein said closure strips are hook fasteners capable of attaching to a pile surface on said boot;
- fastening straps capable of securing said boots together, wherein said fastening straps comprise hook fasteners capable of attaching to said pile surface on said boots and double-sided hook fasteners disposed between said boots and capable of attaching to said pile surface on each of said boots;
- a leg strap capable of holding a patient's legs together, said leg strap comprising a cushion between the legs and straps holding the legs against said cushion;
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- wherein said cushion is positioned between a patient's knees.
A method of limiting movement of a patient's legs comprising the steps of:
- securing a boot around at least a portion of a foot and a lower leg of said patient first leg;
- securing a second boot around at least a portion of a foot and a lower leg of said patient's second leg;
- securing said first and said second boots together and
- securing a leg strap around said patient's legs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.