WILLIAM P ARNOLD
Radio and Television Technicians in Springfield, MA

5951504, Sep 14, 1999

Feb 10, 1998

9/021497

Joseph M. Iglesias - Thousand Oaks CA
Tracy E. Grim - Tulsa OK
William K. Arnold - Longmeadow MA
Eric E. Johnson - Encinitas CA
Michael Skahan - Camarillo CA

Royce Medical Products - Camarillo CA

A61F 500

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An improved ankle brace that is easily adjustable for improved comfort and use. The ankle brace includes a pair of relatively rigid side supports to fit about a lower leg of a patient, and the lower area of the side supports may be adapted to position an assembly of heel straps. The assembly may include at least two straps, which are coupled at the ends and adapted to adjust the effective length of the assembly, so that it may be accommodated for different heel widths of different patients. Alternatively, the assembly may include three pieces, an intermediary member for linking the other two straps. The assembly may be attached to the side supports through a pin mechanism that may be either capped (as by heat staking) or welded at the end to hold it in position. Alternatively, a cap with protruding plastic pin may be molded directly onto the strap, effectively making them one piece to be assembled as such. Also, the assembly is preferably made of flexible resilient material so that it will comfortably conform to patient's heel, but be resistant to stretching.

5716335, Feb 10, 1998

Aug 29, 1995

8/521091

Joseph M. Iglesias - Agoura CA
Tracy E. Grim - Broken Arrow OK
William K. Arnold - Longmeadow MA
Eric E. Johnson - Thousand Oaks CA

Royce Medical Company - Camarillo CA

A61F 500

602 27

An improved ankle brace may have two relatively rigid side supports, the outer edge portion of the lower area of the side supports, adjacent to the ankle being covered with a flexible or resilient material. The flexible resilient material may be permanently secured to the side supports by bonding, mechanical interlocking, or by any other suitable arrangements. Additional resilient flexible material may be placed on the interior surface of the side supports to improve the fit and comfort of the brace around the user's lower leg. The rigid side supports may be of an open type with the resilient flexible material extending across the side supports and beyond the edges thereof. The lower area of the side supports may include a pivoting mechanism to adjustably receive heel straps. Each of the side supports may include a structural frame that surrounds but does not cover the ankle or malleolus.

5445602, Aug 29, 1995

Jul 29, 1993

8/099237

Tracy E. Grim - Broken Arrow OK
William K. Arnold - Longmeadow MA
Joseph M. Iglesias - Agoura CA

Royce Medical Company - Westlake Village CA

A61F 500

602 27

An improved ankle brace may have two relatively rigid side supports, the outer edge portion of the lower area of the side supports, adjacent to the ankle being covered with a flexible or resilient material. The flexible resilient material may be permanently secured to the side supports by bonding, mechanical interlocking, or by any other suitable arrangements. Additional resilient flexible material may be placed on the interior surface of the side supports to improve the fit and comfort of the brace around the user's lower leg. The rigid side supports may be of an open type with the resilient flexible material extending across the side supports and beyond the edges thereof.

5348530, Sep 20, 1994

Jul 29, 1993

8/099190

Tracy E. Grim - Broken Arrow OK
William K. Arnold - Longmeadow MA
Joseph M. Iglesias - Agoura CA

Royce Medical Company - Camarillo CA

A61F 500

602 13

A pneumatic ankle brace having a pair of relatively rigid side supports with inflatable main bladders attached to their inside surfaces. The inflatable main bladders are coupled to an interconnected foot pump. Additional support and back-up bladders may be placed distally upon the main bladders to provide further cushioning and support. The foot pump is activated through normal use, such as walking or running, whereby entrapped fluid is displaced back and forth between the main bladders and the pump. This creates a pulsing action which provides a massaging compression effect which helps reduce swelling and increase venous and lymphatic return.