Patent ID: 7798150
Filing Date: 2010-09-21
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A pressure ulcer prosthesis comprising an elongate body to support a patient's lower limb, said body having: (a) a longitudinal axis and a longitudinally extending support surface which, in use, receives an underside of the lower limb, said support surface in transverse cross section being arcuate and concave; (b) a distal end with a further surface extending from the support surface so as to diverge from the longitudinal axis such that a portion of the lower limb adjacent the further surface is relieved from pressure; and (c) means for substantially preventing the patient's lower limb from hyperextending, when the prosthesis is being worn by the patient while the patient is supine on a surface, by raising a proximal end of the elongate body relative to the distal end.