초록

Plantar Fasciitis is treated by placing a splint on the dorsal aspect of a wearer's foot, ankle, and fore leg and holding the wearer's foot, toes and ankle in the dorsi flexed position. This stretches the wearer's plantar fascia thus reducing symptoms over time.

대표청구항 ▼

[ We claim:] [1.] A device for treating Plantar fasciitis comprising:A) a one-piece splint worn on a wearer's leg for stretching a wearer's plantar fascia and including(1) a fore leg-engaging portion that engages the dorsal aspect of the wearer's leg when said splint is in place,(2) an ankle-engagin

[ We claim:] [1.] A device for treating Plantar fasciitis comprising:A) a one-piece splint worn on a wearer's leg for stretching a wearer's plantar fascia and including(1) a fore leg-engaging portion that engages the dorsal aspect of the wearer's leg when said splint is in place,(2) an ankle-engaging portion that engages the dorsal aspect of the wearer's ankle when said splint is in place,(3) a foot-engaging portion that engages the dorsal aspect of the wearer's foot when said splint is in place;B) a heel strap having one end thereof anchored to said splint near said ankle-engaging portion, another end having fastening means thereon for attaching said heel strap to itself, said heel strap including a heel sling portion that engages the wearer's heel when said splint is in place;C) a calf strap having one end thereof anchored to said fore leg-engaging portion and another end having fastening means thereon for attaching said calf strap to itself;D) a toe strap having fastening means thereon for attaching said toe strap to itself and to the wearer's foot;E) said splint being formed of a material that will maintain a selected angular orientation between the wearer's foot and the wearer's foreleg when said splint is in place, said foot-engaging portion and said fore leg-engaging portion forming an acute angle with each other to cause the wearer's foreleg and foot to form an acute angle between them to pull the wearer's foot toward the wearer's foreleg when the splint is in place whereby the wearer's ankle and foot are held in a dorsi-flexed position for stretching the wearer's plantar fascia.