Jeffrey August LePage
Physical Therapy in Salt Lake City, UT

5605535, Feb 25, 1997

May 1, 1995

8/432085

Jeffrey A. Lepage - Salt Lake City UT

A61F 500

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An ankle positioning splint. The splint includes a load-bearing foot brace having a bottom plate for supporting a foot in a supported position against the plate. A pair of splint arms extend upwardly from the plate and along opposing sides of the lower leg, respectively. A heel strap and an anterior ankle strap are secured to the foot brace means at opposing positions. The anterior ankle strap presses against the anterior ankle, and the heel strap presses against a specific rear portion of the heel posterior to the ankle and adjacent the calcaneus. The heel strap conforms to the natural curvature of the angled rear portion of the heel so as to apply a specific downward force into the calcaneus, and preferably does not circumscribe the foot or the leg. A calf strap is secured to the splint arms for pressing against the angled upper section of the calf muscle. The calf strap preferably does not circumscribe the leg, and is counteracted by a front strap which presses against the front of the lower leg just below the knee.