Ankle walker

An ankle walker comprising:

• an ankle shell including,
• a base configured and arranged to support the weight of a patient using the walker shell,
• a lower foot portion extending upward from the base proximate a portion of an outer perimeter of the base,
• a first side panel extending from a first portion of the lower foot portion and terminating in a first side top edge,
• a second side panel extending from a second portion of the lower foot portion and terminating in a second side top edge, the second side panel positioned across the base from the first side panel, and
• a back panel extending from a third portion of the lower foot portion and terminating in a back terminal top edge, the back portion positioned between the first and second side panels, the ankle shell having a first slot separating the first side panel from the back panel and a second slot separating the second side panel from the back panel, the ankle walker having a height extending between the base and an upper edge of at least one of the first and second side panels of the walker shell, at least one of the first and second slots having a height that extends to the back terminal top edge and is at least one half the height of the ankle walker, further wherein the base, lower foot portion, first and second side panels and back panel form an ankle shell cavity in which a patient's lower foot is received;
• at least one of the first and second side panels having an air pump aperture and a relief valve aperture, the air pump aperture and the relief valve aperture positioned proximate a respective first side panel top edge and second side panel top edge of the respective at least one first and second side panels, the air pump aperture configured and arranged to receive an air pump and the relief valve aperture configured and arranged to receive a relief valve;
• an inner lining configured and arranged to fit within the ankle shell cavity;
• at least one bladder configured and arranged to be selectively inflated, the at least one bladder positioned within the ankle shell cavity;
• and
• at least one strap configured and arranged to secure the ankle shell around a patient's lower leg.

A walker shell comprising:

• a base configured and arranged to support the weight of a patient using the walker shell;
• a first side panel connected to the base and terminating in a first side panel top edge;
• a second side panel connected to the base and terminating in a second side panel top edge, the second side panel positioned across the base from the first side panel;
• and
• a back panel including a back top edge, a lower back portion and a mid back portion, the mid back portion positioned between the top back edge and the lower back portion, the mid back portion having a width that is greater than a width of the back panel approximate the top back edge and the lower back portion, the lower back portion of the back panel connected to the base, the back panel positioned between the first and second side panels, the walker shell having a first slot separating the first side panel and the back panel and a second slot separating the second side panel and the back panel.