Patent ID: 7935067

Claim:
An anchored ankle brace for stabilizing a lateral roll of a foot at an ankle joint with respect to a proximal end of a lower leg, the lower leg having a midpoint that is characterized by a belly of a gastrocnemius muscle connected to the lower leg, the lower leg, the ankle and the foot each defined partially by a lateral face, the anchored ankle brace comprising: an ankle support member that surrounds and encloses at least a portion of the foot; an anchor member including a proximal leg band adapted for placement about the proximal end of the lower leg proximal to the belly of the gastrocnemius muscle, the anchor member including a closure strap adapted for tightening the proximal leg band about the lower leg; an anchor strap having a length adapted to extend between the ankle support member and the anchor member along a lateral face of the lower leg, ankle and foot, the anchor strap including an upper anchor strap segment attached to the anchor member and a lower anchor strap segment attached to the ankle support member; the anchor member including an anchor strap attachment element, the second end of the anchor strap adapted to extend between the ankle support member and the anchor member along a lateral face of the lower leg, ankle and foot, the second end of the anchor strap attachable to the anchor strap attachment element; and means for adjusting a tension between the upper anchor strap segment and the lower anchor strap segment.