Patent ID: 7192411
Filing Date: 2007-03-20
Classification: A41B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A compressive orthosis for the lower limb, the orthosis being in the form of a knitted article of the stocking, sock, or tights type, and comprising: a leg portion extending upwards from the ankle, said leg portion being a compressive tubular portion of mesh structure and dimensioning selected in such a manner as to apply therapeutic compression to the leg once the orthosis has been put on the limb; and a foot portion extending from the malleolar region to the toe region covering the instep region, said foot portion being a shaped portion of mesh structure and dimensioning that are selected so as to envelop the foot elastically once the orthosis has been put on the limb; wherein the mesh structure and the dimensioning of the foot portion are selected in such a manner that once the orthosis has been put on the limb: P P P