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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2008
Michel Lussier, Portland, OR (US);
Brook Dion Athay, Portland, OR (US);
John Whiteman, Nürnberg, DE;
Albert Gollhofer, Stegen, DE;
Michel Lussier, Portland, OR (US);
Brook Dion Athay, Portland, OR (US);
John Whiteman, Nürnberg, DE;
Albert Gollhofer, Stegen, DE;
adidas International Marketing B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
Support devices for joints of the human body are disclosed. A support device for an ankle includes a main body having a medial portion and a lateral portion disposed about the ankle, and an interior surface; at least one of a medial support member disposed in a cavity in the medial portion of said main body and a lateral support member disposed in a cavity in the lateral portion of said main body; a strap disposed on a proximal portion of said main body, said strap having fastening means adapted to create a first level of pressure in the front of the lower leg immediately proximal to the ankle and a second level of pressure in the rear of the lower leg immediately proximal to the ankle; and one or more proprioceptive members disposed on the interior surface of said main body.