Patent ID: 8622947

Claim:
An ankle support comprising: a sheet of flexible material configured to at least partially enclose a wearer's ankle; and a splint coupled to the sheet of material and configured to be positioned on a medial side of the wearer's ankle wherein splint provides a generally triangular geometry that resists inversion or outward rotation of the ankle when the sheet of material is secured on the wearer's ankle, wherein there is no splint configured to be positioned on a lateral side of the wearer's ankle when the sheet of material is secured on the wearer's ankle, and wherein the splint comprises an undulating profile configured to conform to at least a portion of the medial side of the wearer's ankle and resist inversion of the ankle, wherein the undulating profile includes a first portion having a convex curvature for conforming to the medial side of the wearer's calf, a second portion having a concave curvature for conforming to the wearer's medial malleolus and subcutaneous bursa, a third portion having a concave curvature for conforming to the wearer's arch.