US 12,433,813 B2
Leg immobilizer
Debra J. Cole, Richmond, VA (US)
Assigned to THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Washington, DC (US)
Filed by The United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC (US)
Filed on Dec. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/076,499.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/286,779, filed on Dec. 7, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0329953 A1, Oct. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. A61G 13/12 (2006.01)
CPC A61G 13/1245 (2013.01) [A61G 13/1265 (2013.01); A61G 13/1285 (2013.01); A61G 13/129 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A leg immobilizer for securing a leg of a patient during a procedure in an elevated position, the leg including a thigh portion, a popliteal fossa portion and knee portion, a calf portion and an ankle portion, the leg immobilizer comprising:
a padded bolster having a bottom surface, a front surface, a rear surface, and a top surface; and
a leg engagement channel formed in said top surface, said leg engagement channel including a thigh engagement portion, a popliteal fossa engagement portion, a calf engagement portion, an ankle engagement portion, and two continuous leg side engagement surfaces extending from said thigh engagement portion to said ankle engagement portion;
wherein said two continuous leg side engagement surfaces prevent lateral movement of the leg of the patient when positioned within the leg engagement channel,
wherein said thigh engagement portion is angled away from said bottom surface, and
wherein said popliteal fossa engagement portion and said calf engagement portion are parallel to said bottom surface.