Patent ID: 6350247
Filing Date: 2002-02-26
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A bandage for the ankle joint, consisting of an elongate strip having a first transverse edge, a second transverse edge, a first elongate edge and a second elongate edge; a strap having a first end and a second end; the second transverse edge of said elongate strip being secured to the first end of said strap, the first transverse edge of said elongate strip being secured to the first elongate edge of said elongate strip to form a loop and said second elongate edge of said elongate strip being secured at a point on said second transverse edge of said elongate strip, said elongate strip thereby being formed into a helical form having a hollow interior for receiving a human foot, an opening for accommodating the heel of such foot, a support for the back of the ankle of said foot, and the strap being adapted to be wrapped around said foot and ankle under tension, which tension is transmitted to said elongate strip, the second end of said strap being removably attachable to a surface of the wrapped strap itself, to secure the strap in said wrapped position.