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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2009
Applicants:
Lawrence G. Ponsi, Wheeling, IL (US);
James P. Layer, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Inventors:
Lawrence G. Ponsi, Wheeling, IL (US);
James P. Layer, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Assignee:
Sage Products, Inc., Cary, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/00 (2006.01); A61F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device for stabilizing a limb, typically when the limb is in a prevention and therapeutic/treatment boot. A wedge-shaped stabilization block includes an outwardly-extending tether. In one form of the invention, a fastener in the form of spaced fastener elements is located on the tether for securing the stabilization block in place. In a second form of the invention, the stabilization block is permanently affixed to the boot and may include fastener elements for engaging complementary fastener elements on the boot.