A - Human Necessities – 61 – F
Patent
A - Human Necessities
61
F
A61F 5/01 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2315427
A plantar fascitis foot support apparatus, including a support strap for being positioned in a generally U-shaped configuration along the medial and lateral aspects of the ankle and extending under and supporting the plantar fascia region of the foot. An ankle- encircling retention strap is attached by its opposite ends to the support strap at a substantially right angle thereto for retaining the support strip in a supporting position against the plantar fascia region. The support strap includes ~n in~lastic segment and at least one attached elastic segment for providing controlled stretch of the support strap during placement on the foot and during subsequent movement of the foot while the support is in place. Complementary and releasably-adjustable fastener elements are carried by the retention strap and the support strap for permitting lengthwise adjustment of the support strap relative to the plantar fascia region of the foot. The fastener elements include a first fastener element carried by an outer surface of the retention strap, a second fastener element carried by an inner surface of the support strap for being adjustably-mated with the first fastener element for retaining the support strap and the retention strap in a desired position relative to each other, and a third fastener element carried on an outer surface of the support strap. A fastener cover is carried by the retention strap and has a fourth fastener element carried on an inner surface thereof for mating with the third fastener element of the support strap.
Gaylord Robert Scott
Griffin Donald Earl
Furman & Kallio
Medical Specialties Inc.
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