David Madden,Matthew Cozad,Brian Bowen,Frank Ledezma
申请号：
US14612094
公开号：
US10004627B2
申请日:
2015.02.02
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2018
代理人:
摘要：
A moldable ankle flexible brace is disclosed. The flexible ankle brace may include a heat-moldable, multi-layer leg support portion, a heat-moldable, multi-layer foot support portion, a pair of hinges connecting the leg support portion to the foot support portion, an opening for receiving a users ankle, and a closure mechanism. The flexible ankle brace may include a middle layer that is substantially stiff at a temperature below about 130° F. and moldable at temperatures above 130° F. Also disclosed is a method of using a flexible ankle brace to treat an ankle. The method may include, for example, heating the brace to above 130° F. placing the heated brace on a patients ankle and molding the brace to conform to the shape of the patients ankle.
