Patent ID: 8007454
Filing Date: 2011-08-30
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An ankle support assembly comprising: a flexible wrap body comprising a foot wrap portion and an ankle wrap portion, the foot wrap portion configured for wrapping generally around the mid- and hind-foot portions of a wearer's foot, and wherein the ankle wrap portion is configured for wrapping generally around the wearer's ankle and lower portion of the wearer's leg, the wrap body being formed from an elastic material to provide a degree of compression when wrapped around the wearer's foot, ankle and leg, the outer surface of the wrap body being provided with hook and loop fastener material; a closure assembly to secure the flexible wrap body about the wearer's foot, ankle and leg; at least one elongated side stay that selectively positions along at least one of the medial and lateral side of the ankle and the lower portion of the leg of the wearer, the exterior of the elongated side stay having hook and loop fastener material thereon for releasable engagement with the hook and loop fastener material of the wrap body; a stabilizing body that is selectively positionable along one of the medial and lateral sides of the ankle, the stabilizing body having a width that is greater than the width of the elongated side stay and a length that is less than the length of the elongated side stay; and a circumferential wrap assembly at least a portion of which wraps around the stabilizing body, the elongated side stay and the ankle wrap portion of the flexible wrap body, the circumferential wrap assembly being adjustable so that the circumferential wrap assembly can be selectively tightened or loosened around the wearer's ankle and lower leg portion.