# US 7,465,284 B2 · Ankle support > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 7,465,284 B2 - Document ID: US7465284B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 10/364,233 - Filed: 2003-02-11 - Published: 2004-08-12 - Granted: 2008-12-16 - Earliest claimed: 2003-02-11 - Inventors: Aaron Huppert - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7465284B2 ## CPC - A61F 13/066: {for the ankle} - A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C) ## Abstract An ankle support having a first layer made from a rayon tape material and a second layer made from a non-woven polyester gauze material, the rayon tape material having a Young's modulus from about 2.2 N/cm2 to about 3.0 N/cm2 and the non-woven polyester gauze material having a bottom surface provided with an adhesive for securing the ankle support to the skin. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A support for a patient's ankle consisting of: a generally “bone-shaped” support configured to include at least a first layer and a second layer, said support having an overall length terminating in enlarged, “bone-shaped” end sections, wherein the entire support is lightweight; said at least first layer having an overall length, a top surface, a bottom surface, a peripheral edge, enlarged end portions each having a widthe and a lenghte, and a center portion having a widthc and extending between said enlarged end portions, wherein said end portions widthe is wider than said center widthc, and wherein the bottom surface of said at least first layer has an adhesive thereon and said adhesive has an adhesive strength of from about 3.0 N/cm to about 5.0 N/cm, and wherein said at least first layer comprises a material having a Young's modulus of from about 2.2 N/cm2 to about 3.0 N/cm2 to provide structural support to said ankle; said second layer having an overall length that is greater than the first layer, a top surface, a bottom surface, a peripheral edge, enlarged end portions each having a widthe2 and a lenghte2, and a center portion extending between the end sections having a widthc2 and extending between said enlarged end portions, wherein said end portions widthe2 is wider than said center widthc2; said second layer being affixed to said first layer using an adhesive interlayer, such that the entire bottom surface of said first layer abuts said top surface of said second layer such that a border is defined around the perimeter of said first layer between each of said peripheral edges of said first layer and each of said corresponding peripheral edges of said second layer; the bottom surface of said second layer further having an adhesive for securing said second layer to the patient's ankle, the adhesive being hypo-allergenic and non-inflammatory; and wherein said “bone-shaped” support is configured such that, during use, the total length of said first layer and said second layer is selected according to the height of the patient to provide optimal lateral support such that a terminal top edge of the second layer terminates at a desired location above the center of a medial and lateral malleoli of the ankle, thereby decreasing the likelihood of tearing and thereby facilitating accessory ranges of motion. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The ankle support of claim 1, wherein the support is adapted to be positioned from one lateral surface of a patient's ankle down to and underneath a space between a patient's heel and instep and then upward to the opposite lateral surface of the patient's ankle. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The ankle support of claim 1, wherein said center portion of said first layer has a widthc from about 1.5″ to about 2.5″ and each of said end portions of said first layer has a widthe from about 2.0″ to about 3.0″, and wherein said center portion of said second layer has a widthc2 from about 2.0″ to about 3.0″ and each of said end portions of said second layer has a width e2 from about 2.5″ to about 3.5″. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The ankle support of claim 3, wherein said center portion of said first layer has a widthc of about 2.5″ and each of said end portions of said first layer has a widthe of about 3.0″, and wherein said center portion of said second layer has a widthc2 of about 3.0″ and each of said end portions of said second layer has a widthe2 of about 3.5″. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The ankle support of claim 1, wherein said first layer has a total length of about 12.5″ to about 22.5″ and said second layer has a total length of about 13.0″ to about 23.0″. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The ankle support of claim 5, wherein said first layer has a total length of about 18.5″ and said second layer has a total length of about 19.0″. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The ankle support of claim 1, wherein each of said end portions of said first layer has a lengthe of from about 1.25″ to about 2.25″ and each of said end portions of said second layer has a lengthe2 of from about 1.5″ to about 2.5″. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The ankle support of claim 7, wherein each of said end portions of said first layer has a lengthe of about 1.75″ and each of said end portions of said second layer has a lengthe2 of about 2.0″. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The ankle support of claim 1, wherein said first layer is rayon. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The ankle support of claim 1, wherein said second layer is a non-woven polyester gauze material. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The ankle support of claim 1, wherein said adhesive on said first layer is an acrylic based adhesive. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The ankle support of claim 1, wherein said adhesive on said first layer is a zinc-oxide adhesive. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The ankle support of claim 1, wherein said adhesive on said first layer has an adhesive strength in the range from about 3.5 N/cm to about 5.0 N/cm. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The ankle support of claim 1, wherein a removable flexible polymer sheet is positioned on the adhesive layer on the bottom surface of the second layer.