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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 1988
Filed:
Jun. 22, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ronald E Nelson, Cambridge, MN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128 / ;
Abstract
An ankle brace to encompass the lower leg, ankle and upper foot of the user and adapted to substantially immobilize a badly injured ankle joint to protect it from aggravation during healing. The brace has a base with a plurality of lateral and medial generally upright pockets which carry rigid stay members contoured to anatomically conform to the ankle and foot structure. The brace has a tongue which also carries rigid stay members curved to conform to the adjacent foot portion. The stay members connected by the base together form a rigid structure in surrounding, immobilizing relationship to the ankle.