Patent ID: 6022332
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An ankle brace to be worn on a human foot and ankle comprising:a medial member having a forward edge, a bottom edge and a rearward edge;a lateral member having a forward edge, a bottom edge and a rearward edge;a front support adapted to encompass a front portion of a human foot, the front support associating the forward edges of the medial member and the lateral member;a base support portion adapted to underlie a bottom of a human foot, the bottom edges of the medial member and the lateral member being attached to define the base support portion; anda rear support portion adapted to overlie an Achilles tendon of a human foot, the rear support portion including a material strip attached to the rearward edges of the medial member and the lateral member, the material strip having a one direction stretch material oriented to stretch in a vertical but not a horizontal direction such that the rear support portion allows flexion movement of the foot while limiting inversion, eversion and twisting movements of the foot.