Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ankle flexible support system
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Application No.: US14612094Application Date: 2015-02-02
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Publication No.: US10004627B2Publication Date: 2018-06-26
- Inventor: David Madden , Matthew Cozad , Brian Bowen , Frank Ledezma
- Applicant: EXOS LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Vista
- Assignee: DJO, LLC
- Current Assignee: DJO, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Vista
- Agency: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
- Main IPC: A61F13/04
- IPC: A61F13/04 ; A61F5/01

Abstract:
A moldable ankle flexible brace is disclosed. The flexible ankle brace may include a heat-moldable, multi-layer leg support portion, a heat-moldable, multi-layer foot support portion, a pair of hinges connecting the leg support portion to the foot support portion, an opening for receiving a user's ankle, and a closure mechanism. The flexible ankle brace may include a middle layer that is substantially stiff at a temperature below about 130° F. and moldable at temperatures above 130° F. Also disclosed is a method of using a flexible ankle brace to treat an ankle. The method may include, for example, heating the brace to above 130° F. placing the heated brace on a patient's ankle and molding the brace to conform to the shape of the patient's ankle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150216703A1 ANKLE FLEXIBLE SUPPORT SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2015-08-06
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