US 12,357,485 B2
Therapy boot with pockets for ice pack and compression bladder
Douglas M. Goumas, Bedford, NH (US); David Scott Westbrook, Nevada, TX (US); Michael N. Bordieri, Jr., Katonah, NY (US); and Danielle N. Calvello, Katonah, NY (US)
Assigned to G Force Braces, LLC, Manchester, NH (US)
Filed by G Force Braces, LLC, Manchester, NH (US)
Filed on May 29, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/676,608.
Application 18/676,608 is a continuation of application No. 17/653,297, filed on Mar. 3, 2022, granted, now 12,064,366.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/200,504, filed on Mar. 11, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0307205 A1, Sep. 19, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 5/01 (2006.01); A61F 7/00 (2006.01); A61F 7/02 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 5/0111 (2013.01) [A61F 7/02 (2013.01); A61F 5/0195 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0043 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0044 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0091 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0219 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0236 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0238 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A therapy boot for treatment of an ankle or lower leg, comprising:
a hard outer shell, comprising an open anterior portion, a base portion, a posterior portion, and two oppositely disposed side portions extending from the base portion and connected to the posterior portion, and
at least one pocket with an opening provided in the hard outer shell;
a wrap fixed to an interior of the hard outer shell and adapted to enclose at least a lower leg and a portion of a foot of a patient in a fitted position of the therapy boot;
an inflatable chamber disposed on an inside of the at least one pocket; and
a respective gel pack adapted to be inserted into the at least one pocket through the opening to provide heat or cold to at least one of the lower leg and the ankle;
wherein:
upon pressurization of the inflatable chamber, the respective gel pack is configured to be pressed against at least one of the lower leg and the ankle; and
each of the at least one pocket is configured to accommodate the wrap and the inflatable chamber such that the gel pack is insertable into the opening of the at least one pocket and through a slit of the wrap so as to abut against the ankle or the lower leg of the patient when the therapy boot is in the fitted position, prior to the pressurization of the inflatable chamber.