Patent ID: 6083185
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: A43B,A61F

Abstract:
In a medical boot formed primarily of soft, flexible, compressible, shape-retaining material, said boot including an upper rear section having an interior face and adapted to extend behind the wearer's ankle, and upper side sections adapted to cover side surfaces of the wearer's ankle, the improvement comprising:a cushion means adapted for disposition within said boot for cushioning and supporting the wearer's ankle, said cushion means being formed of a soft flexible compressible shape-retaining core material and a soft cloth covering;said cushion means comprising a midsection panel adapted to fit against the upper rear section of the medical boot, a top panel extending above the midsection panel, said top panel adapted to extend to the calf area to protect the leg from pressure and abrasion; and two side panels extending from said midsection panel along stitched fold lines for disposition along the upper side sections of the medical boot;said midsection panel having a hollow-interior space, a rear surface adapted to fit against the boot upper rear section interior face, and a front surface adapted to fit against the wearer's ankle;said midsection panel and connected thereto by a stitched fold line having an imaginary centerline located midway between the side panels, and an access opening for the hollow interior space extending along said centerline, said access opening being located on the rear surface of the midsection panel so that the front surface of the midsection panel is continuous and uninterrupted;a deformable fluid-containing pouch removably disposed within the hollow interior space of the midsection panel for flotational support of the wearer's ankle when the wearer is in a supine position;a zipper means for releasably closing the access opening in the rear surface of the midsection panel; andfastener patches on the rear surface of said midsection panel in spaced relation alongside said zipper means for attaching the cushion means to the medical boot.