Supporting tool for preventing foot drop and reducing pressure of heel

By designing a brace structure consisting of a protective plate, splint, and foot pad, the problems of skin damage and heel pressure caused by existing braces are solved, achieving comfortable and safe foot protection and correction.

CN223746515UActive Publication Date: 2026-01-02XIANGAN HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO XIAMEN UNIV
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520235158.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-02-14
Publication Date
2026-01-02
Estimated Expiration
2035-02-14

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing assistive devices can easily cause skin marks and inflammatory reactions when worn for a long time. They lack heel protection and improper wearing can cause excessive pressure on the heel, leading to redness, swelling or bruising. They cannot effectively prevent foot drop or correct gait.

Method used

A brace was designed that includes a protective plate, a splint, a foot pad, and a strap. The protective plate and splint are made of soft medical-grade silicone and are equipped with protective pads and limiting parts. The foot pad is made of memory foam. The support pad and limiting parts are used for pressure relief. The strap is designed as a detachable hook structure to allow for a small range of joint movement.

Benefits of technology

It effectively prevents skin marks and inflammatory reactions, reduces heel pressure, stabilizes gait, prevents foot drop and Achilles tendon contracture, promotes arch muscle recovery, and improves wearing comfort and safety.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a brace for preventing foot drop and reducing pressure of a heel, which is characterized in that protective plates are arranged on two sides of the top of a bottom support, the protective plates are configured to support the foot and the shank of a wearer, a foot pad is arranged at the top of the bottom support, a plurality of first bandages are arranged on the protective plates, and the protective plates are connected with clamping plates through the first bandages; the foot pad comprises a sole pad and a heel pad which are integrally formed, a supporting pad is arranged on the side, close to the bottom support, of the heel pad, and a limiting part is arranged on the side, away from the bottom support, of the heel pad; the splint comprises a foot back plate, protection cotton is arranged on the side, close to the bottom support, of the foot back plate, and a plurality of fixing rings are arranged on the other side, away from the protection cotton, of the foot back plate. Heel pressure is reduced, and symptoms such as pressure sores on the heels are prevented.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to medical auxiliary instrument technical field, especially a support for preventing foot drop and heel decompression. BACKGROUND

[0002] Foot drop is one of the characteristics of orthopedics. When the patient is in a sitting position, the foot is in a plantar flexion position and cannot actively dorsiflex and invert and evert, which is usually not an independent disease, but a symptom caused by various nerve, muscle or skeletal problems. The clinical manifestations of foot drop are difficulty walking, abnormal foot posture and accompanying symptoms; for the treatment of foot drop, the auxiliary support is usually worn, and the existing auxiliary support is usually provided with a strap at the instep and the ankle, which can leave a mark on the skin after a long time of wearing, which can easily cause skin damage and inflammation. The existing support lacks effective protection of the heel, and the patient can easily develop pressure ulcers and other symptoms at the heel after a long time of wearing the support, and incorrect wearing of the support can also cause great pressure on the heel, leading to local swelling or bruising of the heel. SUMMARY

[0003] The utility model provides a support for preventing foot drop and heel decompression, which can effectively solve the above problems.

[0004] The utility model is implemented as follows:

[0005] The utility model provides a support for preventing foot drop and heel decompression, which comprises:

[0006] The bottom support is provided with a guard plate on both sides of the top, the guard plate is configured to support the foot and lower leg of the wearer, the bottom support is provided with a foot pad at the top, the guard plate is provided with a plurality of first straps, and the guard plate is connected with a clamping plate through the first straps;

[0007] The foot pad comprises an integrally formed sole pad and a heel pad, the heel pad is provided with a support pad on the side close to the bottom support, and the heel pad is provided with a limiting portion on the side away from the bottom support;

[0008] The clamping plate comprises a dorsal foot plate, the dorsal foot plate is provided with protective cotton on the side close to the bottom support, and the dorsal foot plate is provided with a plurality of fixing rings on the side away from the protective cotton.

[0009] As a further improvement, the guard plate is provided with integrally formed first and second guard plates, the guard plate is provided with a rotating groove at the transition of the first and second guard plates, and a plurality of hooks are provided on the outer wall of the guard plate.

[0010] As a further improvement, the sole pad is provided with an arch pad on the side away from the bottom support.

[0011] As a further improvement, the protective plate is internally provided with a protective pad assembly, which includes a foot sole pad and a leg pad, the foot sole pad is arranged on the inner wall of the first protective plate, and the leg pad is arranged on the inner wall of the second protective plate.

[0012] As a further improvement, the protective plate is provided with a second binding band near the rotating groove.

[0013] As a further improvement, the bottom support is provided with a plurality of anti-skid strips on the side away from the foot pad.

[0014] The beneficial effects of the present application are as follows:

[0015] The clamping plate can effectively keep the foot and lower leg of the wearer at 90 degrees, and the protective cotton on the clamping plate can reduce the marks on the instep caused by the first binding band and the second binding band, and avoid causing skin damage and inflammatory reaction. The support pad arranged between the heel pad and the bottom support can effectively provide support to the heel, reduce the pressure on the heel, and the memory cotton material used in the heel pad can adapt to the pressure distribution generated during walking of the wearer, reduce the feeling of heel compression, and the limiting part can limit the position of the heel, effectively stabilize the walking gait of the wearer during walking, correct the posture of the foot, prevent the occurrence of achilles tendon contracture, and the arch pad can effectively restore the arch muscle of the wearer, avoid the occurrence of arch collapse. The rotating groove arranged on the protective plate and the cooperation with the elastic band can enable the wearer to perform small-range joint movement after the clamping plate is removed, and accelerate the recovery of foot muscle. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme of the embodiments of the present application, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments. It should be understood that the following drawings only show some embodiments of the present application, and therefore should not be regarded as a limitation to the scope. For those skilled in the art, other related drawings can also be obtained without creative labor.

[0017] Figure 1 is the overall structure of a brace for preventing foot drop and reducing pressure on the heel Figure 1 .

[0018] Figure 2 is the overall structure of a brace for preventing foot drop and reducing pressure on the heel Figure 2 .

[0019] Figure 3 is the foot brace structure of a brace for preventing foot drop and reducing pressure on the heel.

[0020] Figure 4 is a whole structure section view schematic diagram of a support for preventing foot drop and heel pressure reduction.

[0021] Figure 5 is a clamping plate structure schematic diagram of a support for preventing foot drop and heel pressure reduction.

[0022] In the figure: 1 - bottom support, 11 - anti-skid strip, 2 - guard plate, 21 - first guard plate, 22 - second guard plate, 23 - hook, 24 - rotating groove, 3 - foot pad, 31 - sole pad, 311 - arch pad, 32 - heel pad, 321 - limiting part, 33 - support pad, 4 - clamping plate, 41 - instep plate, 42 - protective cotton, 43 - fixing ring, 5 - first binding belt, 6 - protective pad assembly, 61 - sole protective pad, 62 - leg protective pad, 7 - second binding belt, 8 - elastic band. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical scheme in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present application. Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present application provided in the drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed present application, but only represents selected embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0024] In the description of the present application, the terms "first", "second" are only for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features limited by "first", "second" can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "multiple" is two or more, unless otherwise specifically limited.

[0025] Referring to Figures 1-5As shown, a brace for preventing foot drop and heel pressure reduction, comprising: the bottom support 1 is provided with a guard plate 2 on both sides of the top, the guard plate 2 is configured to support the wearer's foot and lower leg, the bottom support 1 is provided with a foot pad 3 at the top, the guard plate 2 is provided with a plurality of first straps 5, and the guard plate 2 is connected with a splint 4 through the first straps 5; the foot pad 3 comprises an integrally formed instep pad 31 and a heel pad 32, the heel pad 32 is provided with a support pad 33 on the side close to the bottom support 1, and the heel pad 32 is provided with a limiting portion 321 on the side away from the bottom support 1; the splint 4 comprises a foot back plate 41, the foot back plate 41 is provided with a protective cotton 42 on the side close to the bottom support 1, and the foot back plate 41 is provided with a plurality of fixing rings 43 on the side away from the protective cotton 42, the setting of the splint 4 can effectively keep the wearer's foot and lower leg at 90 degrees, and the setting of the support pad can effectively provide support for the heel and reduce the pressure on the heel.

[0026] Further, in order to facilitate the wearer to wear the brace to walk, a bottom support 1 is provided, the bottom support is provided with a plurality of anti-skid strips 11 on the side away from the guard plate 2, the anti-skid strips 11 can increase the anti-skid ability of the brace, avoid the wearer from slipping when walking, the bottom support 1 is provided with a foot pad 3 at the top, the foot pad 3 is used to support the sole and share the pressure generated by the foot when walking, the foot pad 3 comprises an integrally formed instep pad 31 and a heel pad 32, the heel pad 32 is provided with a support pad 33 on the side close to the bottom support 1, the support pad 33 is used to provide support for the heel and reduce the pressure on the heel when walking, in the embodiment, the support pad 33 adopts memory cotton material, which can adapt to the pressure distribution generated by the wearer when walking, and reduce the feeling of heel compression; the heel pad 32 is provided with a limiting portion 321 on the side away from the bottom support 1, the limiting portion 321 is used to limit the position of the heel, which can effectively stabilize the walking gait of the wearer when walking, correct the posture of the foot, make the pressure generated by the foot when walking evenly dispersed, prevent the occurrence of achilles tendon contracture, and the instep pad 31 is provided with an arch pad 311 on the side away from the bottom support 1, the arch pad 311 can effectively restore the arch muscle function of the wearer, avoid the occurrence of foot arch collapse.

[0027] Further, in order to keep the posture of the foot and lower leg when the wearer wears the brace, the bottom support 1 is provided with a guard plate 2 on both sides of the top, and the guard plate 2 is configured to support the foot and lower leg of the wearer, so that the foot and lower leg are maintained at 90 degrees, the dorsiflexion function of the foot is restored, and the foot is prevented from continuing to droop; the guard plate 2 is provided with an integrally formed first guard plate 21 and a second guard plate 22, the first guard plate 21 is arranged on both sides close to the instep pad 31, and the second guard plate 22 is arranged on one side close to the heel pad 32; a rotating groove 24 is arranged at the transition of the first guard plate 31 and the second guard plate 22, the rotating groove 24 can make the first guard plate 31 and the second guard plate 22 rotate within a small range, and the guard plate 2 is made of medical silica gel material and has good softness and elasticity, so that the guard plate 2 is not easy to deform, and the medical silica gel has good durability and stability, so that the wearer does not easily have adverse reactions such as allergy when wearing the brace for a long time; a plurality of hooks 23 are arranged on the outer wall of the guard plate 2, the hooks 23 are arranged on the outer side of the first guard plate 21 and the outer side of the second guard plate 22 respectively, and the hooks 23 arranged on the first guard plate 21 and the second guard plate 22 are connected by arranging an elastic band 8 respectively, which is beneficial to the wearer to independently or with the help of external force to move the joint within a limited range after removing the splint 4, so as to prevent the joint from becoming stiff, and the range of movement depends on the length of the elastic band 8.

[0028] Further, in order to protect the foot and leg of the wearer, a protection pad assembly 6 is arranged, which includes an instep protection pad 61 and a leg protection pad 62, the instep protection pad 61 is arranged on the inner side of the first guard plate 21, and is used to protect and fix the two sides of the instep of the wearer, correct the possible foot inversion and foot eversion of long-term foot drop, and the leg protection pad 62 is arranged on the inner side of the second guard plate 22, which is beneficial to improve the comfort of the wearer when lying flat; in order to avoid the wearer wearing the brace for a long time, causing marks on the dorsum of the foot and the ankle due to the binding of the band, a splint 4 is arranged, which is arranged above the dorsum of the foot, and a plurality of first bands 5 are arranged on the guard plate 2, the splint 4 includes a dorsum of the foot plate 41, and a plurality of fixing rings 43 are arranged on the other side away from the protection cotton 42 of the dorsum of the foot plate 41, the fixing rings 43 are arranged corresponding to the positions of the first bands 5, the first bands 5 are connected to the splint 4 by passing through the fixing rings 43, so that the splint 4 can be detachably connected to the brace and fixed, and the second band 7 is arranged on the guard plate 2 at the position close to the rotating groove 24, which can further fix the splint 4, so that the foot and lower leg of the wearer are maintained at 90 degrees when wearing the brace, and the protection cotton 42 arranged on the splint 4 can effectively protect the skin of the dorsum of the foot and the ankle of the wearer, avoid leaving marks on the skin and causing skin damage and inflammatory reaction due to long-term wearing of the brace.

[0029] The above merely describes preferred embodiments of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application. For those skilled in the art, the present application can have various modifications and changes. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A brace for preventing foot drop and heel offloading, comprising: The bottom support (1) is provided with a guard plate (2) on both sides of the top, which is configured to support the wearer's feet and lower legs, and the bottom support (1) is provided with a foot pad (3) at the top, and a plurality of first straps (5) are provided on the guard plate (2), and a clamping plate (4) is connected to the guard plate (2) through the first straps (5). The foot pad (3) includes an integrally formed instep pad (31) and a heel pad (32), the heel pad (32) is provided with a support pad (33) on the side close to the bottom support (1), and the heel pad (32) is provided with a limiting portion (321) on the side away from the bottom support (1). The clamping plate (4) includes an instep plate (41), the instep plate (41) is provided with a protective cotton (42) on the side close to the bottom support (1), and the instep plate (41) is provided with a plurality of fixing rings (43) on the other side away from the protective cotton (42). The guard plate (2) is provided with an integrally formed first guard plate (21) and a second guard plate (22), the guard plate (2) is provided with a rotating groove (24) at the turning point of the first guard plate (21) and the second guard plate (22), and a plurality of hooks (23) are provided on the outer wall of the guard plate (2).

2. A brace for preventing foot drop and heel offloading according to claim 1, wherein, The instep pad (31) is provided with an arch pad (311) on the side away from the bottom support (1).

3. The brace for preventing foot drop and heel offloading according to claim 1, wherein, The guard plate (2) is provided with a protective pad assembly (6) inside, the protective pad assembly (6) includes an instep protective pad (61) and a leg protective pad (62), the instep protective pad (61) is arranged on the inner wall of the first guard plate (21), and the leg protective pad (62) is arranged on the inner wall of the second guard plate (22).

4. The brace for preventing foot drop and heel offloading according to claim 2, wherein, The guard plate (2) is provided with a second strap (7) at the position close to the rotating groove (24).

5. The brace for preventing foot drop and heel offloading according to claim 2, wherein, The bottom support (1) is provided with a plurality of anti-skid strips (11) on the side away from the foot pad (3).

6. The brace for preventing foot drop and heel offloading according to claim 1, wherein, ​