Abstract: A flexible therapeutic anatomical support of form-fitting, compressive, heat-retaining elastic foam material, the supportive, compressive and movement-resisting forces of which are selectively reinforced and relieved, for supporting, protecting and resisting the movement of the muscles and skeletal structure at joints and other limb areas during pre-surgery conditioning, post-trauma, and post-surgery convalescence. A limb-ensheathing sleeve of sufficient length to cover the affected portion of the lib is fabricated from a sheet of foam neoprene material bent around to form a tube and adhesively secured at its seam edges with contact cement. The sleeve is configured according to measurements taken from the actual limb or joint after such measurements have been suitably modified to ensure that the resulting sleeve will provide the desired amount of support and compression.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 27, 1974
Date of Patent:
January 27, 1976
Assignee:
Danny W. Hollingshead
Inventors:
Donald W. Hollingshead, Cecil E. Phillips