Patent ID: 7182743

Claim:
A night splint for treating foot and ankle injuries comprising: a footplate having a lateral side, a medial side, a toe region and a heel region; a bracket having a pivot, said bracket being integrally attached to said footplate on said medial side at said heel region; a first strut pivotally attached to said bracket at said pivot, said first strut comprising a plurality of radially spaced set openings to hold a wearer's foot at an angle of dorsiflexion; a soft wrap adapted to adjustably retain a wearer's foot against said footplate; and a strap adjustably attached to said strut, said strap having sufficient length so that a free end of the strap can be wrapped around the lower leg of a wearer; said strap having corresponding hook and loop fasteners to secure said strap to strut; wherein said footplate can be adjusted about said pivot and retained at a plurality of predetermined angles by said plurality of radially spaced set openings in order to provide varying degrees of stretch to a plantar fascia ligament, said splint lacking a corresponding second strut on an opposite side of the footplate; and wherein said plurality of radially spaced set openings comprises angle settings of 90, 85 and 80 degrees.