Disclosed herein is a digit protector device for a foot, toe, hand, and/or finger, which digit protector device, in one embodiment, can be inserted or embedded in the plaster cast for a hand or foot, wrapped into a hand or foot splint bandage, or inserted in an orthopaedic hand or foot brace, boot, or sandal.

An orthopedic walking boot includes a housing configured to encompass at least a user's foot, a mechanically adjustable ramp insert including a ramp surface and disposed in the housing, an adjusting mechanism configured to adjust an elevation angle of the ramp surface, and a mechanically adjustable lift configured to cause the mechanically adjustable ramp insert to descend within the housing as the ramp surface is elevated such that vertical displacement of the user's foot caused by elevation of the ramp surface is substantially attenuated. Related methods are also provided.

A boot-type orthopedic or sports footwear usable for controlled walking with stiffening for the lower extremities of legs, comprises: a sole provided with a substantially vertical rear positioning element; a first pair of rear half-hulls, each of which is hinged onto the sole and which cover, when in the closed position, an ankle and part of the lower portion of a leg, i.e. the calcaneal-tibial-tarsal zone, of an individual who is wearing the footwear; a second pair of front half-hulls, each of which is hinged onto the sole and which cover, when in the closed position, at least an upper part of a foot of the individual who is wearing the footwear.

A skin fissure mitigation device includes a base and a sidewall coupled to the base in a concave arrangement to define a cavity structured to receive a heel of a foot of a user. The device includes an adhesive on a surface of the base or sidewall or both facing the heel of the foot of the user to adhere the device to the foot of the user. At least one of the base and the sidewall include an elastic material structured to apply tension to a bottom surface of the foot of the user to close skin fissures on the bottom surface of the foot of the user. The base and sidewall may also include tabs for increasing the tension in the device.

A boot includes a rigid outer shell including a base portion adjacent to a portion of a foot of a subject, a leg portion adjacent to a portion of a leg of the subject, and an ankle support portion integral with and coupling the base portion of the main body with the leg portion of the main body, the ankle portion of the main body being adjacent to two opposing sides of an ankle of the subject, the ankle support portion of the main body having one or more removable elements. A first one of the one or more removable elements, adjacent to a first one of the two opposing sides of the ankle, is configured to be removed from the rigid outer shell to aid in preventing contact between an incision area on the first side of the ankle of the subject and the rigid outer shell.

The present application provides a footwear for postoperative protection and rehabilitation. The protective footwear specifically structurally includes: a footwear body; an air bag system, provided at a position of the footwear body corresponding to a human metatarsal region; and a fixing frame, provided at the position of the footwear body corresponding to the human metatarsal region, wrapping a compressed air bag, and comprising a flat plate and two arc-shaped plates extending upward and inward from two sides of the flat plate; where, when a human foot is squeezed by gravity, air in a bottom air reservoir is squeezed into side-flap air reservoirs, such that the side-flap air reservoirs are inflated; and restricted by the fixing frame, the side-flap air reservoirs generate an inward pressure to the metatarsal region to reduce a tensile stress generated between metatarsals when the human foot moves. The footwear in the embodiments of the present application can replace a plaster cast to fix and protect the metatarsal region of the foot, and it is convenient to wear and disassemble without affecting postoperative examination and rehabilitation of the foot.

A boot includes a rigid outer shell including a base portion adjacent to a portion of a foot of a subject, a leg portion adjacent to a portion of a leg of the subject, and an ankle support portion integral with and coupling the base portion of the main body with the leg portion of the main body, the ankle portion of the main body being adjacent to two opposing sides of an ankle of the subject, the ankle support portion of the main body having one or more removable elements. A first one of the one or more removable elements, adjacent to a first one of the two opposing sides of the ankle, is configured to be removed from the rigid outer shell to aid in preventing contact between an incision area on the first side of the ankle of the subject and the rigid outer shell.

An external ankle brace for restricting movement of an ankle in a first direction and permitting movement of the ankle in a second direction includes a rigid heel enclosure having a rear portion and a forward portion. A lateral upright extension is perpendicular to the rigid heel enclosure and is attached to the lateral sidewall. A medial upright extension is perpendicular to the rigid heel enclosure and is attached to the medial sidewall. At least a chosen one of the lateral and medial upright extensions is selectively pivotally attached to a corresponding lateral or medial sidewall and includes a pivot prevention feature configured to selectively prevent pivoting of the chosen one of the lateral and medial upright extensions with respect to the corresponding lateral or medial sidewall.

A surgical boot apparatus for use in surgery involving hip distraction includes a boot shell having a sole portion configured for placement adjacent a sole of a foot of a patient and a calf portion configured for placement adjacent a calf of the patient. The boot shell has a heel-receiving opening located between the sole portion and the calf portion and configured for receipt of a heel of the patient. A resilient pad is provided having a main portion configured for engaging an Achilles area of the patient. The main portion includes an end region that extends into the heel-receiving opening. The end region has an end edge that includes a notch configured for receipt of a calcaneus of the patient.

A device for supporting a lower limb of a subject. The device has a housing for a lower limb and a limb support. The housing has a longitudinal axis aligned with a longitudinal axis of the lower limb. A driving mechanism connected between the housing and the limb support, causes movement of the limb support between a retracted position parallel to the longitudinal axis of the housing and an extended position in which the limb support extends perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the housing to support the lower limb.