PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To stabilize walking by controlling the foot drop for preliminarily preventing a fall, and solving such a case that, in walking, a person grounds from the heel, and moves the center of gravity to the toe, however, a person who has the nerve disorder at the ankle, tends to have the foot drop, where the toe cannot be raised, and is often caught by a road surface (a floor surface) to cause a fall.SOLUTION: The ankle supporter includes: a first belt part 3 that is wound around an ankle 1 and has a loop 7 for fixing a second belt part 4 that is wound and fastened around a toe 2 and a suspension belt 5 for orthogonally connecting between both belts and having a stretchable part 6.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 15COPYRIGHT: (C)2018,JPO&INPIT【課題】 人は歩くとき、踵から接地し足先部へと重心が移動する。しかし、足首部に神経障害のある人は、下垂足となり足先部が上らず路面(床面)に引っ掛かり転倒する場合がある為、転倒を未然に防ぐために下垂足を制御し安定した歩行を目的とする。【解決手段】 足首部1に巻き留め固定する環7を設けた第一帯部3と、足先部2に巻き留める第二帯部4と、両帯部の間に直交連結をする伸縮部6を設けた吊り帯部5から構成される足首サポーター。【選択図】図15
