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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2022
Allen Medical Systems, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Michael Philip Diodato, Fitchburg, MA (US);
Allen Medical Systems, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Abstract
A surgical boot apparatus for use in surgery involving hip distraction includes a boot shell having a sole portion configured for placement adjacent a sole of a foot of a patient and a calf portion configured for placement adjacent a calf of the patient. The boot shell has a heel-receiving opening located between the sole portion and the calf portion and configured for receipt of a heel of the patient. A resilient pad is provided having a main portion configured for engaging an Achilles area of the patient. The main portion includes an end region that extends into the heel-receiving opening. The end region has an end edge that includes a notch configured for receipt of a calcaneus of the patient.