Patent ID: 6109267
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A leg-ankle-foot garment for applying compression to the leg, ankle and foot comprising a flexible, foldable, light weight hook and loop type fabric having an outer loop surface and an inner surface, said garment comprising:(a) a leg member comprising a unitary piece of flexible, foldable, light weight hook and loop type fabric having an outer loop surface and an inner surface comprising a central region for wrapping partially around the body part, wherein a sleeve is formed in said central region for fitting the garment to the part of the body, and wherein slits formed in the outer edge of said garment form a plurality of bands, said plurality of pairs of bands being integrally connected to the central region and extending outwardly in opposite directions from both sides of the central region to encompass the body part, and wherein a slot formed in one of the bands of each pair accommodates the opposite band in threaded, folded relationship, and wherein hook and loop type hook surface are positioned at the ends of the inner surfaces of each pair of band, whereby the opposite bands of each pair can be extended toward each other and one band of each pair can be threaded through the slot in the other band of the pair and tightened to apply the desired compression and their inner hook surfaces can be pressed against the outer loop surface to anchor the bands in tightened condition; and(b) an ankle-foot wrap for applying compression to the ankle and foot, said wrap in cooperative connection with the lower edge of the leg member, said wrap comprising(i) a unitary piece of flexible, foldable, light weight hook and loop type fabric having an outer loop surface and an inner surface comprising a central region for application to the bottom of the foot; and(ii) one or more straps anchored at one end to the central region for encompassing the ankle and foot, each strap having a hook and loop type hook surface positioned at the free end of each strap for tightening engagement with the outer loop surface,whereby said one or more straps are wrapped around the foot and ankle to apply the desired compression and their hook surfaces pressed against the outer loop surface to anchor said one or more straps in tightened condition.