Patent ID: 7192411

Claim:
A compressive orthosis for the lower limb, the orthosis being in the form of a knitted article of the stocking, sock, or tights type, and comprising: a leg portion extending upwards from the ankle, said leg portion being a compressive tubular portion of mesh structure and dimensioning selected in such a manner as to apply therapeutic compression to the leg once the orthosis has been put on the limb; and a foot portion extending from the malleolar region to the toe region covering the instep region, said foot portion being a shaped portion of mesh structure and dimensioning that are selected so as to envelop the foot elastically once the orthosis has been put on the limb; wherein the mesh structure and the dimensioning of the foot portion are selected in such a manner that once the orthosis has been put on the limb: 0<P x <P m <P b P x being the pressure applied by the orthosis level with the instep; P m being the pressure <36 mm Hg applied by the orthosis level with the malleolar region; and P b being said therapeutic compression applied by the orthosis level with the ankle.