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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2021
Applicant:
Medline Industries, Lp, Northfield, IL (US);
Inventors:
Michelle Drey, Chicago, IL (US);
Margaret Falconio-West, Round Lake, IL (US);
Bruce Shapiro, Deerfield, IL (US);
Assignee:
Medline Industries LP, Northfield, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 9/00 (2006.01); A61F 5/01 (2006.01); A61F 5/058 (2006.01); A43B 3/02 (2006.01); A43C 11/14 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61F 7/02 (2006.01); A61F 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 9/0092 (2013.01); A43B 3/02 (2013.01); A43C 11/1493 (2013.01); A61F 5/0195 (2013.01); A61F 5/05816 (2013.01); A61H 9/005 (2013.01); A61B 5/6804 (2013.01); A61B 5/6812 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0219 (2013.01); A61F 2007/108 (2013.01); A61H 2201/164 (2013.01); A61H 2201/165 (2013.01); A61H 2205/106 (2013.01);
Abstract
A heel protector () includes a leg engaging section () and a foot engaging section () intersecting at a heel receiver (). The leg engaging section () and the foot engaging section () define a leg insertion aperture (). The leg engaging section () defines at least one aperture () disposed in an ankle region () to permit a connection tube () extending from an inflatable bladder () of a compression device () to pass therethrough. The heel protector () and compression device () work together as a rehabilitation system ().