JP2004068194A - Foot joint supporter - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a handleable foot joint supporter having simple operability, with which the foot joint is fixed to a proper position so as not to cause displacement to stably support and suitably pressurize the joint. <P>SOLUTION: The foot joint supporter comprises an ankle region part, a heel part, a main body 1 covering an area from the vicinity of the upper end of the ankle to the vicinity of the scaphoid bone and the cuboid bone, and means 7, 8 to give tension to a part corresponding to the heel part of the main body 1 toward the vicinity of the front ankle region part. The part corresponding to the heel part of the main body 1 comprises a non-stretchable area 6. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

この表から分るように、実施例のサポーターに対して、フィット感で平均４．２点、安定感、安心感に関しては平均６．６点、疾患の痛みの軽減に関しては平均２．６点、総合評価に関しては平均４．４点と、従来のサポーターに比べて高い評価を得た。なお、表中に０点より下の評価となったものが散見されるが、これらは調査の結果、装着者の疾患に対し実施例のサポーターが著しく適合しないものであり、本発明のサポーターが適応し得る疾患については、高い評価が得られることが判明した。
【００３０】
【発明の効果】
本発明によれば、本体の非伸縮性の領域を含む踵部から前距腿部近傍への方向に張力を与える手段を備えることで、踵部と本体生地とのずれを起こり難くすることができ、長時間使用しても安定した支持、固定を持続させることができる。しかも、必要最低限のベルトで確実に患部を固定するものであるから操作が簡単で扱い易く、素材の使用量を低減できるため経済的にも有利である。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】本発明の実施例の、ａは左側面図、ｂは右側面図、ｃは正面図、ｄは本体を開放状態にした正面図である。
【図２】本発明の装着方法を説明するための斜視図である。
【図３】本発明の別の実施例の、ａは左側面図、ｂは右側面図、ｃは装着状態における斜視図である。
【符号の説明】
１　本体
２　開口
３　面ファスナー
４　面ファスナー
５　面ファスナー
６　開口の周縁部
７　ベルト
８　ベルト
９　ベルトの一端
１０　ベルトの一端
１１　面ファスナー
１２　面ファスナー
１３　布帛
１４　布帛
１５　ベルト
１６　ベルト
１７　ベルトの一端
１８　ベルトの一端
１９　面ファスナー
２０　面ファスナー
２１　足底板
２２　面ファスナー
２３　支持体
２４　支持体
２５　面ファスナー
２６　面ファスナー
３１　踵部
３２　下腿部
３３　足背部
３４　足底部
４１　ベルトの先端
４２　コキ
４３　ベルトの先端
４４　面ファスナー
Ｐ　踵部に対応する部分
Ｑ　足背部に対応する部分
Ｒ　足底部に対応する部分
Ｓ　下腿部に対応する部分[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an ankle supporter for medical or sports use fixed to an ankle for prevention of occurrence, relapse prevention and treatment of trauma such as sprain in an ankle joint.
[0002]
[Prior art]
There are various methods for preventing the occurrence of trauma such as sprains in the ankle joint, preventing recurrence, and treating them.Currently, casts, splints, taping tapes, bandages, supporters, and the like are mainly used. Things are used together. Each of these means has its own characteristics, and is selected according to the condition of the affected part of the user, the situation of use, and the like. Among them, the supporter has the following advantages, and is therefore used in various situations as a useful means for preventing the occurrence of traumatic injury, preventing recurrence and treating. First, the supporter can be mounted easily and in a short time without requiring special skills or an assistant having the same, for example, a cast or a taping tape. In addition, when it is preferable to wear for a long period of time depending on the condition of the affected part, the supporter has better stability and durability for continuous use than taping tape and bandage, and as a result, running cost at the time of use is small. Yes.
[0003]
There are various types of ankle supporters currently in use, one of which is a cylindrical body that covers the thigh and sole, and a belt that is installed on the outer surface and tightens and fixes the ankle. There are supporters. The specific structure of this type of supporter includes a front-aligned main body that covers the thigh and the sole, a locking piece for front alignment, a belt whose upper end reaches both sides of the leg with the sole of the main body at the center, and a foot. A supporter provided with a belt that is wound in a figure-eight shape from the dorsolateral to the dorsum of the foot through the upper heel (Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-79987), covering the thigh and sole, and opening the upper and front parts A supporter having a main body, a means for fixing the main body to the foot, and a belt traversing the upper part of the bone of the fifth metatarsal and extending to the outer heel part through the upper heel part and the back of the foot (JP-A-4-220253) Publication), a main body covering the talus and sole, an elastic belt from the scaphoid to the cuboid via the talus, and an elastic belt from the inner talus to the outer talus via the talus. Supporter with belt (JP-A-11-206947), thigh And one end is fixed to the epiphyseal side of the main body, and the other end is inserted from the inside of the supporter to the outside of the supporter from the inside to the outside, and folded back to the epiphyseal side and fixed (For example, Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 3073408).
[0004]
All of these supporters try to fix the ankle joint by applying a force from a specific direction to the ankle joint with a belt that winds around the thigh region. However, it was not possible to sufficiently suppress the shift and the deviation of the supporter with respect to the movement of the ankle joint in the region connecting the. In other words, the movement of the ankle joint in the region connecting the vicinity of the front thigh and the heel concentrates the force particularly on the heel, but the conventional supporter is particularly advantageous for holding the curved heel which tends to slip. There was no structure. As a result, the shift and shift of the supporter generated at the heel spread further to the peripheral part (especially near the front thigh) due to the movement of the ankle joint, so that the supporter is fixed at a position shifted from an appropriate position. In other words, the original function of the supporter cannot be sufficiently exhibited.
[0005]
A supporter that does not include a main body that covers the entire thigh but includes a part that wraps around the heel and four belts that are fixed to the heel and that winds and fixes the thigh and the back of the foot has been proposed (for example, a special supporter). (Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 63-119760 and Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 63-183053), since there is no cylindrical portion covering the entire thigh, the portion where the belt tip is fixed is easily limited, and the entire ankle joint is fixed in a well-balanced manner. Difficult to squeeze. Also, since the supporter is composed of a belt portion and the fixing of the tip of the belt is attached to the back of the supporter, the supporter tends to shift in the radial direction of the foot. There is no other way but to tighten the belt with a stronger force in the radial direction, and there is a problem that the affected part is excessively compressed.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
An object of the present invention is to provide an ankle supporter which can fix an ankle joint at an appropriate position so as not to be displaced, apply stable support and appropriate compression, and is easy to operate and easy to handle. It is in.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the present invention, a body covering an area from the vicinity of the upper end of the ankle to the vicinity of the scaphoid and the cubic bone, including the thigh and the heel, corresponds to the heel of the body. Means for applying a tension in a direction near the anterior thigh. The portion corresponding to the heel of the main body includes a non-stretchable region.
[0008]
In the present invention, the vicinity of the anterior thigh means the periphery of the anterior part of the thigh, that is, the part connecting the inner and outer ankles of the foot at the front side of the foot as a central region. To the scaphoid and cuneiform bones.
[0009]
The main body can be formed of a woven fabric, a knitted fabric, a nonwoven fabric, a pile fabric, a plastic foam, or the like made of a natural fiber or a chemical fiber, alone or in any combination. Specific examples of the material include warp knitting or weft knitting jersey fabrics and power nets made by appropriately combining fibers such as cotton, wool, wool, rayon, acrylic, polyamide, polyester, polyurethane, and polyvinylidene chloride. And three-dimensional knitted fabric of double Raschel fabric. Further, a composite material obtained by laminating a foam material such as a rubber foam (chloroprene rubber, natural rubber, butyl rubber, styrene / butadiene rubber, isoprene rubber, etc.) or a urethane foam (compressed urethane) can be used.
[0010]
The main body cloth can be formed from a single continuous cloth of the above-described materials, but can also be formed by cutting and cutting an appropriate size by sewing or bonding. In particular, in areas with many irregularities such as the thighs and heels, the ability to follow the body surface is necessary, and a stretchable fabric is used partially or entirely to improve moderate compression and operability. Is preferred. The elasticity of the main fabric can be freely adjusted by the properties of the fibers used in the fabric, the blend ratio thereof, the combination pattern of the fabrics, and the like. A material whose surface is made of a pile of a material such as polyamide, polyester, or polyvinylidene chloride can be used as a hook-and-loop fastener, which is advantageous for adjusting the position of the belt and for attaching and detaching the belt.
[0011]
The main body includes the thigh and the heel, and can be formed in a cylindrical shape of an appropriate size to encompass the area from near the upper end of the ankle to near the scaphoid and the cubic bone. In addition to the cloth sewn in a tubular shape from the beginning, an open part is provided on a part or all of the front side (dorsal side) or the rear side (Achilles tendon side) of the main body part formed in a cylindrical shape. Can be used. When an open portion is provided, one open side piece is attached to the other side piece with a hook-and-loop fastener or the like so that it can be formed into a cylindrical shape. By providing such an open portion, the manner of engagement of the hook-and-loop fastener or the like can be adjusted, and the most appropriate compression force can be applied to the affected part having individual differences. In some cases, the main body may cover a part of the lower leg, in which case it is formed into a series of cylindrical main bodies from the lower leg, through the thigh, to the heel, and the sole. can do.
[0012]
The portion corresponding to the heel portion of the main body includes a non-stretchable region, so that the heel portion and the main body cloth can be less likely to be displaced. The non-stretchable region of the portion corresponding to the heel of the main body may be provided in a portion covering the entire surface of the heel, or may be provided partially. When it is provided partially, it is necessary to provide a non-stretchable portion at least at a position where a means for applying tension in the direction from the heel to the vicinity of the anterior thigh, which will be described later, contacts. In other words, the displacement of the main body from an appropriate position caused by the deformation of the portion corresponding to the heel portion of the main body against the tension generated by this means is prevented. In addition, a portion corresponding to the heel of the main body is provided with an opening so that a part of the heel is exposed, and by forming the periphery of the opening non-stretching, the heel is excessively pressed. In addition, since the heel portion fits into the opening, the supporter is less likely to be displaced from an appropriate position, and the feeling of discomfort during mounting is reduced.
[0013]
The method of imparting non-stretchability to the portion corresponding to the heel of the main body is not particularly limited, but it is preferable to provide a non-stretchable material different from the main body at the heel of the main body. Specifically, a non-stretchable material is sewn from above the portion corresponding to the heel portion of the main body made of the stretchable fabric (or into the inside of the stretchable fabric when the stretchable fabric has a laminated structure). A method of forming by attaching, bonding, etc., a method of forming a portion corresponding to the heel part of the main body fabric by sewing or bonding a non-stretchable material different from the main body fabric, and a stretchable fabric There is a method of impregnating and applying a synthetic resin or the like from above the portion corresponding to the heel portion of the main body to reduce the elasticity of the cloth. Preferably, a non-stretchable material is sewn over a portion corresponding to the heel portion of the main body made of stretchable fabric, and the portion corresponding to the heel portion on the side opposite to the skin side of the main body is preferably used. It is more preferred to sew on top. By doing so, the part directly in contact with the heel of the main body fabric becomes elastic, so that the heel portion is made of a non-stretchable material installed on the outside of the main body fabric while keeping the heel of the main body fabric following and touching Deviation from the distance can be suppressed. Also, when installing a non-stretchable material from above the part corresponding to the heel part of the main body, an engaging means such as a hook-and-loop fastener is provided on the surface of the non-stretchable material to correspond to the heel part of the main body. It may be configured to be detachably attached to a part to be formed. By doing so, it is possible to make fine adjustments so that the non-stretchable material fits properly according to the shape of each heel part, and furthermore, there is an advantage that the sewing process is simplified in production.
[0014]
The method of applying tension in the direction from the heel of the main body to the vicinity of the front thigh is not particularly limited.For example, from the portion corresponding to the heel of the main body to the region near the front thigh, a higher elasticity than the main body cloth is applied. A method of forming the material to be sewn from the top of the main body (or into the interior of the stretchable fabric in the case of a laminated structure) by adhesion, bonding, or the like. Is attached to the portion corresponding to the non-stretchable heel, and the other end is installed so that it can be pulled up near the front thigh. Preferably, by applying a belt-like material, an engaging means such as a hook-and-loop fastener is attached to the end of the belt so as to be detachable from the main body, so that the pressing and fixing force can be adjusted. In addition, the means for applying tension in the direction from the part corresponding to the heel part of the main body to the vicinity of the anterior thigh is installed on both sides of the part corresponding to the heel part of the main body in order to apply a balanced force to the heel part Is preferred. In addition, when installing the belt on both sides of the portion corresponding to the heel of the main body, add a handjob to the end of one belt (the end opposite to the side installed on the portion corresponding to the heel of the main body). Attachment, the tip of the other belt can be inserted into the footjob and folded back, and the folded tip can be removably attached to its own surface with a hook-and-loop fastener or the like and tightened and fixed. By employing a structure in which the belt is folded back, the belt is unlikely to be loosened even when used for a long time, and stable fixing can be maintained. In addition, this belt is attached to the supporter body, with the sole on the floor, the tip of the belt is set at the position corresponding to the heel of the body so that it is at an angle of 30 to 60 degrees with respect to the floor surface Is preferred. This angle is appropriately determined according to the condition of the ankle joint of the wearer and the shape of the ankle joint. By providing means for applying tension in the direction from the heel to the vicinity of the front thigh, the portion corresponding to the heel of the main body is pulled up, and the human body in the region connecting the heel and the vicinity of the front thigh The adhesion of the supporter body can be improved.
[0015]
A detachable sole plate can be attached to the sole of the main body. By installing the sole plate, the adhesiveness between the body fabric and the arch of the foot is improved, and a suitable amount of pressure can be applied, so that the fixability of the supporter is improved. As the sole plate, for example, various materials such as foam materials using rubber, polyurethane, polystyrene, polyethylene, etc., gel materials using silicone, polyurethane, acrylic, etc., and fiber materials in which woven fabric, knitted fabric, nonwoven fabric, etc. are laminated, etc. They can be used alone or in appropriate combination. An engaging means such as a hook-and-loop fastener can be attached to the surface of the sole plate by bonding, sewing, or the like so as to be detachable from the sole portion of the main body.
[0016]
Further, two belts which can be wound and fixed so as to pass from the sole to the upper part of the foot, cross the figure of eight at the top of the lower part of the foot, and reach near the upper part of the heel, may be provided. By fixing around the main body, both plantar flexion and dorsiflexion can be restricted, and a stronger fixing force can be obtained. In this belt, one end of each of the two belts may be attached to the sole of the foot, and the belt may be raised from the left and right so that the other end is detachably formed on the main body. It may be attached to a portion corresponding to the sole portion, and may be raised from the left and right of the portion corresponding to the sole portion so that both ends are detachably formed on the main body. The belt is preferably elastic, and its end is preferably provided with engaging means such as a hook-and-loop fastener so that it can be attached to and detached from the main body.
[0017]
A support made of metal or plastic may be provided on both sides of the main body for the purpose of suppressing varus or valgus of the ankle joint. As a method of attaching the support to the main body, a pocket may be provided in the main body, inserted into the interior, sewn into the interior of the main body, or detachably attached to the outer surface of the main body by a hook-and-loop fastener or the like.
[0018]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to examples shown in the drawings.
[0019]
In FIG. 1, a is a left side view, b is a right side view, c is a front view, and d is a front view with the main body in an open state. Reference numeral 1 denotes a main body, which is formed in a tubular shape surrounding a region from a part of the lower leg to the heel, the back of the foot, and the sole of the foot via the thigh, and is formed in a front opening type for easy mounting, and the rear thereof. A portion P corresponding to the heel portion of the body is provided with an opening 2, and a portion Q corresponding to the back of the foot of the body and a portion R corresponding to the sole portion extend to a position that can cover a scaphoid and a cuboid. The main body 1 is provided with two hook-and-loop fasteners 3 and 4 on one side of a portion S corresponding to the lower leg and a hook-and-loop fastener 5 on one side of a portion Q corresponding to the back of the foot. The front opening part can be closed and fixed on the human body using these hook-and-loop fasteners. The main body 1 is formed by laminating three types of fabrics, a French pile made of polyamide and polyurethane on the front surface, a polyurethane foam on the core, and a polyester jersey on the back surface by bonding, and a surface fastener is formed by the fabric on the front surface side. It is designed to be removable. The portion R corresponding to the sole of the main body 1 is formed by turning the main body cloth upside down so that the French pile surface of the cloth described above comes to the side in contact with the sole, and a surface fastener provided on a sole plate to be described later is provided. Advantageously, it is removable.
[0020]
The peripheral portion 6 of the opening 2 corresponding to the heel portion is provided with non-stretchability by sewing a non-stretchable polyamide French pile having a thickness of 2 mm and a width of 25 mm on the surface. On the left and right sides, non-stretch polyamide belts 7, 8 each having a width of 30 mm are fixed at one end 9, 10, respectively, and hook-and-loop fasteners 11, 12 are sewn to the other ends. The direction of the belts 7 and 8 has a direction from the place corresponding to the heel to the vicinity of the front thigh, and in the example of the figure, the belt is directed from the rear to the front at an angle of about 45 degrees with respect to the sole. It is inclined upward. In order to prevent the tension applied by the belts 7 and 8 from being applied to the peripheral portion 6 only by the width of the belt, it is advantageous to increase the width of the fixed ends of the belts 7 and 8 with respect to the peripheral portion 6. For example, as shown in the drawing, when one side of a triangular non-stretchable fabric 13, 14 is fixed to the peripheral portion 6 and one end 9, 10 of the belt 7, 8 is fixed to the fabric 13, 14, the belt 7, 8 can be distributed over a wide range of the peripheral portion 6 by the cloths 13 and 14. The surfaces of the belts 7 and 8 are brushed so that the belts 7 and 8 can be attached to the surface of the main body 1 by the hook-and-loop fasteners 11 and 12, and the belts 7 and 8 can be overlapped and attached to each other. ing.
[0021]
To the left and right of the portion R corresponding to the sole of the main body 1, one ends 17, 18 of woven rubber belts 15, 16 each having a width of 50 mm are fixed, and both belts 15, 16 are fixed to the portion R corresponding to the sole. From the left and right, passing over the portion Q corresponding to the back of the foot, wrapping around the top of the portion Q corresponding to the back of the foot, crossing the figure of 8 and reaching the vicinity of the top of the portion P corresponding to the heel The fasteners are provided with hook-and-loop fasteners 19 and 20 at the ends thereof so that they can be engaged with the French pile surface of the main body 1. Reference numeral 21 denotes a sole plate, which is formed by covering the surface of a polyethylene foam with a French pile of polyamide, provided with a hook-and-loop fastener 22 on one surface thereof, and can be attached to and detached from the inner surface of a portion R corresponding to the sole of the main body. 23 and 24 are support members attached to each side surface of the main body, and are made of polypropylene having a thickness of 2.5 mm, a width of 50 mm, and a length of 120 mm. Hook-and-loop fasteners 25 and 26 are provided on the upper and lower portions inside the support, and can be engaged with the French pile surface of the main body 1. Further, surface fasteners (not shown) can be provided on the outer surfaces of the supports 23 and 24 so that surface fasteners 19 and 20 provided at the tips of the belts 15 and 16 can be attached thereto.
[0022]
Next, a method of mounting the ankle supporter of FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG. First, the front of the main body 1 is opened, and the wearer's foot is placed at a position where the heel portion 31 fits into the opening 2, the front of the main body 1 is closed, and the side provided with the hook-and-loop fasteners 3, 4, and 5 is the other side. The hook-and-loop fasteners 3, 4, and 5 are engaged on the main body 1 by overlapping on the side of the body, and a part of the foot back part 33 and a part of the sole part 34 are transferred from the lower leg 32 to the thigh by the main body 1. Secure so that it can be wrapped. Next, the belts 7 and 8 sloping upward from the left and right sides of the opening 2 of the main body are stretched toward the vicinity of the anterior thigh, and appropriate tension is applied to the region from the heel to the vicinity of the anterior thigh. The hook-and-loop fasteners 11 and 12 are engaged on the main body 1 (state a). In this case, the other belt 8 can be further superimposed on one belt, for example, the belt 7, and the two belts 7, 8 can be engaged with each other. Next, two belts 15 and 16 extending from the left and right sides of the sole are attached to the back of the foot, and stretched to the opposite side so as to cross each other at the top of the back of the foot in a figure of eight, and the surface near the upper part of the heel is exposed. The main body 1 is engaged with the fasteners 19 and 20 (state b).
[0023]
3 is a left side view, b is a right side view, and c is a perspective view in a mounted state of a different embodiment of the present invention, and the same parts as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals. This embodiment differs from the embodiment of FIG. 1 in the configuration of the other ends of the non-stretchable belts 7 and 8 having one ends fixed to the left and right sides of the main body at the peripheral portion 6 of the opening 2. That is, a footjob (for example, a rectangular ring) 42 is attached to the tip 41 of one belt 7, and a hook-and-loop fastener 44 is attached to the tip 43 of the other belt 8 over a relatively long range on the side facing outward. . Note that a cushion piece 45 is fixed to the main body side of the footjob 44 so as not to feel pain when the footjob hits. At the time of wearing, two belts 15 and 16 extending from the left and right sides of the sole are applied in the same manner as the fastening method of the belts 15 and 16 described in the embodiment of FIGS. 8 is inserted into the footjob 42 from below and folded back, and attached to its own belt 8 using a hook-and-loop fastener 44.
[0024]
As shown in the embodiment of FIG. 1, the left and right belts as means for applying tension in the direction corresponding to the vicinity of the front thigh to the portion corresponding to the heel of the main body are engaged with the main body by, for example, hook-and-loop fasteners, and The belts may be engaged with each other but not with the main body, as shown in the embodiment of FIG. The belt configuration may be such that the belts do not engage with each other just by doing, and the belt configuration in which tension acts in the direction from the heel to the vicinity of the anterior thigh can be used according to the symptoms. .
[0025]
In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the main body includes a portion that covers the lower leg is shown. However, the portion corresponding to the lower leg may not be provided depending on the condition of the wearer. There is basically no change in the configuration of the part below the part.
[0026]
In order to verify the effect of the ankle supporter of the present invention, using the supporter of the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 described above, anterior swaying evaluation, pressure measurement and sensory evaluation of the subtalar joint at the time of wearing are performed as follows. Was.
[0027]
Subtalar anterior joint anterior sway evaluation: Anterior withdrawal stress is applied to the subtalar joint with a constant force before and during wearing of the supporter, and an X-ray photograph is taken of the state by a reverse Broden View method, and a radiographic photograph is taken. The distance traveled between the anterior talus of the joint surface and the anterior calcaneus was measured. As an example of the measurement, it is measured 7.0 mm before the supporter is attached, 6.5 mm when the supporter is attached, and when the supporter is attached, moderate support and compression are applied to the subtalar joint, which suppresses the forward rocking. confirmed.
[0028]
Pressure measurement: The pressure applied to the sole, the thigh, and the heel with the supporter attached was measured using an air-type pressure gauge (manufactured by AMI). The measurement target is the supporter of the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the sole plate, the non-stretchable French pile (6) sewn to the periphery of the opening of the heel, and the belts (7, 8). The comparison was performed using a conventional supporter having the same configuration except that no supporter was provided. In addition, an elastic power net was sewn over the entire surface of the opening corresponding to the heel of each supporter in order to measure the pressure of the heel. As a result of the measurement, the pressure applied to each part was compared. In the example, the pressure applied to the sole was increased about 5 times, the pressure applied to the thigh was increased about 2 times, and the pressure applied to the heel was increased 1.3 times. Was confirmed, and it was found that the configuration of the present invention contributed to stabilization of the ankle joint.
[0029]
Sensory evaluation: relative to 11 patients with ankle joint disorder, relative to the feeling of wearing in the range of -10 points (bad) to +10 points (good), with the conventional supporter used for the above-mentioned pressure measurement as 0 point. Sensory evaluation was performed. The results are shown in the following table.
[Table 1]

As can be seen from this table, the supporter of the example had an average of 4.2 points for fit, an average of 6.6 points for stability and security, and an average of 2.6 points for reduction of disease pain. Regarding the overall evaluation, the average was 4.4 points, which was higher than the conventional supporters. In addition, what was evaluated below the 0 point in the table is scattered, but as a result of the investigation, the supporters of the examples are not significantly adapted to the disease of the wearer, and the supporters of the present invention It has been found that high evaluations can be obtained for diseases that can be applied.
[0030]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, by providing a means for applying tension in the direction from the heel including the non-stretchable region of the main body to the vicinity of the front thigh, it is possible to make it difficult for the heel and the main body cloth to shift. It can maintain stable support and fixation even after long-term use. Moreover, since the affected part is securely fixed with the minimum necessary belt, the operation is simple and easy to handle, and the amount of material used can be reduced, which is economically advantageous.
[Brief description of the drawings]
1 is a left side view, b is a right side view, c is a front view, and d is a front view of the embodiment of the present invention with the main body opened.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view for explaining a mounting method of the present invention.
3A is a left side view, FIG. 3B is a right side view, and FIG. 3C is a perspective view in a mounted state of another embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body 2 Opening 3 Surface fastener 4 Surface fastener 5 Surface fastener 6 Peripheral edge of opening 7 Belt 8 Belt 9 One end of belt 10 One end of belt 11 Surface fastener 12 Surface fastener 13 Fabric 14 Fabric 15 Belt 16 Belt 17 Belt one end 18 Belt One end 19 hook-and-loop fastener 20 hook-and-loop fastener 21 sole plate 22 hook-and-loop fastener 23 support 24 support 25 hook-and-loop fastener 26 hook-and-loop fastener 31 heel part 32 lower leg 33 foot back part 34 sole part 41 belt tip 42 foot 43 belt tip 44 Hook-and-loop fastener P a portion corresponding to the heel Q a portion corresponding to the back of the foot R a portion corresponding to the sole of the foot S a portion corresponding to the lower leg

Claims (10)

The body covering the area from the vicinity of the upper end of the ankle to the vicinity of the scaphoid and cuboid bones, including the thigh and heel, and tension is applied to the part corresponding to the heel of the body in the direction near the anterior thigh. Means, the portion corresponding to the heel of the main body including a non-stretchable region. The ankle supporter according to claim 1, wherein the portion corresponding to the heel of the main body forms a non-stretchable region by installing a material different from the material forming the main body. The ankle supporter according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a portion corresponding to the heel of the main body is formed by an opening provided at the rear of the main body, and the periphery of the opening is formed of a non-stretchable material. A part corresponding to the heel part of the main body is formed by a curved part corresponding to the heel part of the human body by closing the rear part of the main body, and this part is formed of a non-stretchable material. 2. The ankle supporter according to 2. The part corresponding to the heel part of the main body is formed by a curved surface part corresponding to the heel part of the human body, closing the back of the main body, the part corresponding to the outer edge of the heel part is non-stretchable, the center part is elastic material The ankle supporter according to claim 1, wherein the supporter is formed of: A means for applying tension in a direction from a portion corresponding to the heel portion of the main body to the vicinity of the front thigh is provided on both side surfaces of the portion corresponding to the heel portion of the main body. The ankle supporter according to any one of the above. 7. The belt according to claim 1, wherein the means for applying a tension in a direction from a portion corresponding to the heel portion of the main body toward the vicinity of the front thigh is a belt coupled to a portion corresponding to the heel portion of the main body. The ankle supporter according to any one of the above. The ankle supporter according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a sole plate is detachably provided on a sole portion of the main body. A belt extending left and right from a portion corresponding to a sole portion of the main body, and capable of being wound and fixed so as to intersect in a figure-eight shape on a portion corresponding to a back portion of the body and to reach near an upper portion of a portion corresponding to a heel portion. The ankle supporter according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein: Equipped with a front-opening tubular main body covering the area from the vicinity of the upper end of the ankle to the vicinity of the scaphoid and cubic bones, including the part of the lower leg, the thigh, and the heel, corresponding to the heel of the main body An opening is provided in a portion to be formed, a peripheral portion of the opening is formed inelastically, and a belt having one end fixed to each of the left and right sides of the peripheral portion of the opening and extending toward the vicinity of the front thigh is provided, and a sole portion of the main body is provided. A belt extending left and right from the corresponding portion, and wrapping around the portion corresponding to the back of the foot in a figure-eight shape so as to reach the vicinity of the upper portion of the portion corresponding to the heel portion, and provided with a belt capable of being fixed, Ankle supporter characterized by a detachable sole plate.

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