Patent ID: 6767332
Filing Date: 2004-07-27
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An ankle support comprising:a foot support member adapted to receive a foot; at least one lower-leg support member configured to encompass at least a portion of a lower-leg; a first lateral support member interconnecting one side of said foot member with said lower-leg support member; a second lateral support member interconnecting a second side of said foot member with said lower-leg support member; said first and second lateral support member having a continuous intermediate portion having a reduced lateral cross-sectional area so as to allow plantar flexion and dorsal flexion of each said lateral support member; wherein at least one of said first and second lateral support members, foot member, and lower-leg support member is formed from a thermo-forming polymer material, the thermo-forming polymer material shaped at a temperature in the range of about 50Â° to 100Â° C. wherein said thermo-forming polymer material has an elastic modulus of about 0.5 to 4.0 msi whereby said at least one support member can be heated and reshaped to conform to a user's ankle, foot or lower-leg.