WO2002051343A1 - Appareil pour cheville - Google Patents

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WO2002051343A1
WO2002051343A1 PCT/GB2001/005720 GB0105720W WO02051343A1 WO 2002051343 A1 WO2002051343 A1 WO 2002051343A1 GB 0105720 W GB0105720 W GB 0105720W WO 02051343 A1 WO02051343 A1 WO 02051343A1
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Timothy Ian Moore
Adrian David Bourne
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Timothy Ian Moore
Adrian David Bourne
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F5/00—Orthopaedic methods or devices for non-surgical treatment of bones or joints; Nursing devices; Anti-rape devices
    • A61F5/01—Orthopaedic devices, e.g. splints, casts or braces
    • A61F5/0102—Orthopaedic devices, e.g. splints, casts or braces specially adapted for correcting deformities of the limbs or for supporting them; Ortheses, e.g. with articulations
    • A61F5/0104—Orthopaedic devices, e.g. splints, casts or braces specially adapted for correcting deformities of the limbs or for supporting them; Ortheses, e.g. with articulations without articulation
    • A61F5/0111—Orthopaedic devices, e.g. splints, casts or braces specially adapted for correcting deformities of the limbs or for supporting them; Ortheses, e.g. with articulations without articulation for the feet or ankles

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  • This invention relates to orthopaedic devices and in particular to ankle braces and to shells used in ankle braces.
  • ankle brace A number of different designs of ankle brace are known. Most of then have a pair of relatively rigid side supports that are strapped around the leg to the sides of the lower leg and ankle. The side supports may also have an integral joining piece or a strap that extends under the heel. There are deficiencies in the existing designs that the present invention (or at least specific embodiments of it) is aimed at alleviating.
  • Patent document EP-A-0252121 describes an ankle brace (commercialised as the Aircast ® ), with an adjustable strap under the heel, that provides support for the calcanofibular and posterior talofibular ligaments.
  • the side supports are somewhat domed to receive the protruding parts of the ankle covering the ends of the ankle bone so as to avoid unduly high pressure in those regions. Nevertheless, it is still necessary for a substantial thickness of padding to be provided on the inner surfaces of the side supports.
  • This has three main disadvantages: the padding reduces the stability of the brace; it is often not possible for the wearer to wear conventional shoes over the brace; and the padding causes problems with sweating of the wearer's ankle.
  • Patent document US-A-4844094 describes a somewhat similar brace (commercialised as the Royce FormfitTM).
  • Patent document WO-A-99/63915 also describes a somewhat similar brace (commercialised as the FocusTM).
  • the commercial product does not possess this feature, the patent document mentions that the outer side support may have an aperture to receive the tip of the fibular malleolus (the outer end of the ankle bone).
  • the drawings in the document show a slightly-elliptical, vertically- aligned hole of a size that would be too small to receive all of the protruding part of the body covering the ankle bone. Therefore, without sufficient padding, the edge of the hole would apply unduly high pressure to the protruding part of the ankle.
  • Patent document WO-A-98/08470 describes an ankle brace having a pair of supports that are strapped around the leg and under the ankle.
  • Each support has a rigid outer shell, an inner liner and a pad between the shell and liner.
  • the shell has a large circular hole so that the shell surrounds the malleolus, while the pad and liner cover the malleolus.
  • Patent document US-A-4966134 describes an ankle brace (commercialised as the Lenox Hill Allsport Ankle ® ), with an adjustable strap under the heel, that provides support for the calcanofibular and posterior talofibular ligaments.
  • the side supports are recessed to accommodate the ends of the ankle bone.
  • the commercial product has a small forward projection from the front edge of the outer side support, but this projection is substantially above the level of the centre of the recess.
  • Patent document US-A-5038762 describes an ankle brace (commercialised as the
  • MalleolocTM with an integral under-heel joining piece.
  • the side supports are relatively narrow.
  • the inner side support extends upwardly over the inner end of the ankle bone and is likely to cause rubbing and unduly high pressure in that region.
  • the outer side support extends upwardly and forwardly of the outer end of the ankle bone and passes near the area of the anterior talofibular ligament.
  • the vertical position of the brace is registered with respect to the heel, and so the brace will not supply any significant support to the anterior talofibular ligament unless it is of precisely the right size for the foot in question.
  • the width of the brace cannot be adjusted to fit different widths of foot. This brace does not provide any significant support to the calcanofibular and posterior talofibular ligaments.
  • Patent document US-A-4821743 describes a different kind of ankle brace
  • the side support has a large hole so that it is well clear of and does not interfere with the region around the end of the ankle bone.
  • Patent documents FR-A-2766359, FR-A-2766360, DE-A-3909922 and DE-U-8907464 describe somewhat similar arrangements, but with side supports on both sides of the ankle.
  • the two holes in either side support are either triangular, or circular, and in a variant described in FR-A-2766359, the device is articulated about the centres of the circular holes.
  • ankle sprains involve both the calcanofibular and anterior talofibular ligaments in conjunction, whereas 70% of sprains due to inversion involve the anterior talofibular ligament alone.
  • the treatment of a patient is also often delayed due to the need to allow the distress caused by swelling to reduce in order that an accurate diagnosis of the injury can be made. Alternatively, incorrect treatment is given because an inaccurate diagnosis, or no proper diagnosis at all, is made.
  • none of the prior ankle braces mentioned above provide support for both of these ligaments.
  • the brace of US-A-5038762 and the MalleolocTM may provide some support for the anterior talofibular ligament alone if the brace is a very good fit, but no support for the calcanofibular ligament. Some of the other ankle braces provide support for the calcanofibular ligament, but not for the anterior talofibular ligament.
  • a first aspect of the present invention is concerned with providing a shell, or side support, for an ankle brace, that can provide support for at least for both of the ligaments mentioned above.
  • the first aspect of the invention provides a shell for an ankle brace, the shell being substantially rigid and having an inner surface shaped to conform to an outer side surface of a person's leg between an upper extent above the person's ankle bone and a lower extent below the person's ankle bone but above the base of the heel, and between a forward extent towards the front of the person's leg and a rearward extent towards the rear of the person's leg, the forward extent of the shell having a projecting region for covering the person's anterior talofibular ligament.
  • the shell Because of the basic shape of the shell, it can provide support for the calcanofibular ligament and posterior talofibular ligament similarly to some of the known ankle braces, and because of the additional projecting region, the shell also provides support for the anterior talofibular ligament.
  • the shell of this aspect of the invention it is therefore possible to provide treatment for both ligaments that are usually damaged in an ankle injury, together with the posterior talofibular ligament, even if the ankle is swollen and a full diagnosis cannot be made.
  • a secondary advantage of this aspect of the invention is that hospitals, medically-qualified personnel and suppliers, for example, need only stock the shell of this aspect of the invention to enable treatment for all three ligaments, rather than needing to stock different types of shell or brace for treatment of the different ligaments.
  • the term “substantially rigid” is not intended to imply that the shell is completely rigid.
  • the shell may have some degree of flexibility (sometimes described in the art as “semi-rigid”), but it is sufficiently rigid to provide support for the treatment area of the ankle and ligaments.
  • the degree of flexibility that is provided may be chosen in dependence upon circumstances. For example, a shell that is to be used while playing sports may be provided with a greater degree of flexibility.
  • the shell is shaped to engage with or around the protruding part of the person's body covering the ankle bone to register the shell with respect to the person's ankle bone.
  • the shell and thus, in particular, the projecting part for supporting the anterior talofibular ligament
  • it is easier to obtain a good fit than in the cases of the ankle brace of US-A-5038762 and the MalleolocTM, because in those cases the part of the brace that can cover the anterior talofibular ligament is registered vertically with respect to the base of the person's heel.
  • the projecting region preferably projects by a maximum distance of about 60 mm ⁇ 15 mm (more preferably ⁇ 10 mm, and even more preferably ⁇ 5 mm) from the tip of the person's ankle bone; • the position at which the projecting region projects to its maximum extent from the tip of the person's ankle bone is preferably below the tip of the person's ankle bone;
  • the level at which the projecting region projects forwardly to its maximum extent is preferably about 23 mm ⁇ 8 mm (more preferably ⁇ 5 mm, and even more preferably ⁇ 3 mm) below the level of the tip of the person's ankle bone; and/or
  • the position at which the projecting region projects to its maximum extent from the tip of the person's ankle bone is preferably inclined downwardly by about 30° ⁇ 10° (more preferably ⁇ 5°) from the tip of the person's ankle bone.
  • the shell has a through-hole having a size and shape generally identical to the size and shape of the periphery of the protruding part of the person's body covering the ankle bone, the shell being configured so that, with the hole snugly receiving the protruding part of the body, the inner surface of the shell conforms to the side surface of the person's leg, and the projecting region covers the person's anterior talofibular ligament.
  • the shell can be made to be less bulky so that the person's normal shoe can be worn over the brace and sweating is less of a problem.
  • the through-hole can register the shell with respect to the ankle bone without the shell applying unduly high pressure to the protruding part of the body or without the need for large amounts of padding and the consequent problem with sweating, by contrast to the smaller holes that appear to be shown in WO-A-99/63915 and US-A-5902259, the larger holes of the Caligaloc ® brace and of WO-A- 98/08470, and the holes of FR-A-2766359 and FR-A-2766360 that cannot register those braces with the ankle bone because of the other rigid and non-adjustable features of the braces that hold them in place.
  • the level at which the projecting region projects forwardly to its maximum extent is preferably at about the same level as the lower extreme of the through-hole.
  • a second aspect of the present invention provides a shell for an ankle brace, the shell being substantially rigid and having an inner surface shaped to conform to a side surface of a person's leg between an upper extent above the person's ankle bone and a lower extent below the person's ankle bone but above the base of the heel, and between a forward extent towards the front of the person's leg and a rearward extent towards the rear of the person's leg, the shell having a through-hole having a size and shape generally identical to the size and shape of the periphery of the protruding part of the person's body covering the ankle bone, the shell being configured so that, with the hole snugly receiving the protruding part of the body, the inner surface of the shell conforms to the side surface of the person's leg.
  • the through-hole is non-circular, and more preferably is generally elliptical.
  • the through-hole preferably has a major dimension of about 45 mm ⁇ 8 mm (more preferably ⁇ 5 mm, and even more preferably ⁇ 3 mm);
  • the through-hole preferably has a minor dimension of about 34 mm ⁇ 8 mm (more preferably ⁇ 5 mm, and even more preferably ⁇ 3 mm).
  • the angle of inclination of the major axis of the through-hole is preferably about 25° ⁇ 10° (more preferably ⁇ 5°);
  • the through-hole preferably has a major dimension of about 56 mm ⁇ 8 mm (more preferably ⁇ 5 mm, and even more preferably ⁇ 3 mm);
  • the through-hole preferably has a minor dimension of about 45 mm ⁇ 8 mm (more preferably ⁇ 5 mm, and even more preferably ⁇ 3 mm).
  • the shell may have a generally uniform thickness of, for example 3 mm to 4 mm.
  • the inner surface of the shell may be provided with a layer of padding material, but if so the padding is preferably relatively firm and relatively thin so as not to reduce unduly the stability of the shell.
  • the shell is preferably provided in combination with means for adjustably strapping the shell to the person's leg.
  • the shell is devoid of any feature extending beneath the person's heel for non-adjustably registering the shell vertically with respect to the person's leg (by contrast to the Caligaloc ® and MalleolocTM braces and one of the embodiments described in US-A-5902259).
  • a third aspect of the invention provides an ankle brace comprising a pair of shells and means for adjustably strapping the shells to the person's leg, at least one of the shells being in accordance with the first and/or second aspect of the invention.
  • a fourth aspect of the invention provides an ankle brace comprising an inner shell according to the second aspect of the invention for the inner side surface of the person's leg, an outer shell according to the first or second aspect of the invention for the outer side surface of the person's leg, and means for adjustably strapping the shells to the person's leg.
  • the strapping means preferably includes :-
  • the ankle brace as a whole is devoid of any feature extending beneath the person's heel for non-adjustably registering the shells vertically with respect to the person's leg (by contrast to the Caligaloc ® and MalleolocTM braces and one of the embodiments described in US-A-5902259).
  • the through-holes are preferably dissimilar to each other, e.g. different sizes and/or different shapes.
  • the shells and braces according to the invention are comfortable to wear and can be worn with normal footwear. Accordingly, by comparison with the known ankle braces, there will be less of a tendency for the user to remove the brace before treatment of an injury is complete.
  • a fifth aspect of the invention provides a method of preventing an injury to a person's ankle, comprising fitting a shell or an ankle brace, according to any of the first to fourth aspects of the invention, to the person's leg.
  • a sixth aspect of the invention provides a method of treatment of an injury to a person's ankle, comprising fitting a shell or an ankle brace, according to any of the first to fourth aspects of the invention, to the person's leg.
  • Figure 1 is a front view of the embodiment of the ankle brace fitted to a person's left ankle;
  • Figure 2 is an outer side view of the ankle brace fitted to the person's ankle
  • Figure 3 is an inner side view of the ankle brace fitted to the person's ankle
  • Figure 4 is a rear view of the ankle brace fitted to the person's ankle
  • Figure 5 is an outer face view, on a larger scale, showing the outline of an inner shell of the ankle brace
  • Figure 6 is an outer face view, to a similar scale to Figure 5, showing the outline of an outer shell of the ankle brace;
  • Figure 7 is a vertical slice view, on a larger scale, taken along the section line 7-7 shown in Figure 6;
  • Figures 8 to 11 are horizontal slice views, to a similar scale to Figure 7, taken along the section lines 8-8, 9-9, 10-10 and 11-11, respectively, shown in Figures 6 and 7.
  • an ankle brace 10 comprises an inner shell 12, an outer shell 14 and strapping (shown schematically in the Figures 1 to 4 by dashed lines) for attaching the brace around a person's ankle.
  • the strapping comprises a pair of front straps 16,18 that extend in front of the person's leg 20, a pair of rear straps 22,24 that extend behind the person's leg 20, and a lower strap 26 that extends under the person's heel 28.
  • the effective lengths of the straps are independently adjustable, for example using Velcro ® for the attachment of the straps, and at least the front straps 16,18 or the rear straps 22,24 are releasable to enable fitting and removal of the brace 10 to the person's ankle.
  • the shells 12,14 are formed of substantially rigid or "semi-rigid" material, such as vacuum-formed plastics, injection-moulded plastics, glass reinforced plastics or graphite/glass reinforced plastics. Each shell has a generally uniform thickness of, for example, 3 mm to 4 mm.
  • the inner shell 12 has a through-hole 30 that receives the protruding part 32 of the person's body covering the inner end of the ankle bone.
  • the outer shell 14 has a through-hole 34 that receives the protruding part 36 of the person's body covering the outer end of the ankle bone.
  • the outline of the inner shell 12 is generally rectangular, but with: (a) its forward extent 38 and rearward extent 40 both tapering inwardly, below the level of the centre of the through-hole 30, towards the lower extent 42 of the inner shell 12; and (b) a slight necking of the width of the inner shell 12 just above the through-hole 30.
  • the through-hole 30 has a size and shape generally identical to the size and shape of the periphery of the protruding part 32 of the person's body covering the inner end of their ankle bone.
  • the through-hole 30 is generally elliptical with its major axis 44 inclined upwardly and forwardly at an angle A of about 25° to the general centre line 46 of the inner shell 12.
  • the length B of the major axis of the through-hole 30 should preferably be about 56 mm and that the length C of the minor axis of the through-hole 30 should preferably be about 45 mm.
  • the inner surface of the inner shell 12 is shaped to conform closely to the inner side surface of the person's leg 20 that it covers (as will be described in more detail later in relation to the outer shell 14). Accordingly, when the inner shell 12 is applied under pressure to the inner surface of the person's leg 20, the through-hole 30 registers the inner shell 12 with respect to the person's ankle bone, and substantially the whole of the inner surface of the inner shell 12 contacts the person with a generally uniform pressure distribution, but without any substantial pressure being applied to the protruding part 32 of the person's body covering the inner end of their ankle bone.
  • the outline of the outer shell 14 is generally rectangular, but with: (a) its rearward extent 50 tapering inwardly, below the level of the centre of the through-hole 34, towards the lower extent 52 of the outer shell 14; (b) a slight necking of the width of the outer shell 14 at the level of the upper extreme of the through-hole 34; (c) a substantial projection 54 in the forward extent 46 of the outer shell 14 as will be described in more detail below; and (d) inward tapering of the forward extent, below the projection 54, towards the lower extent 52 of the shell 14.
  • the through-hole 34 has a size and shape generally identical to the size and shape of the periphery of the protruding part 36 of the person's body covering the outer end of their ankle bone.
  • the through-hole 34 is generally elliptical with its major axis 56 inclined upwardly and forwardly at an angle D of about 15° to the general centre line 58 of the outer shell 14.
  • the length E of the major axis of the through-hole 34 should preferably be about 45 mm and that the length F of the minor axis of the through-hole 34 should preferably be about 34 mm.
  • the projection 54 is marked with a crossed pattern in Figures 2 and 6.
  • the projection 54 projects forwardly to its maximum extent at a level which is at a distance G of about 23 mm below the centre of the through-hole 34, i.e. about level with the lower extreme of the through- hole 34.
  • the maximum distance H of the edge of the projection 54 from the centre of the through-hole 34 is about 60 mm, at a downwardly inclined angle J of about 30° from the centre of the through-hole 34.
  • the inner surface 60 of the outer shell 14 is shaped to conform closely to the outer side surface of the person's leg 20 that it covers.
  • the inner surface 60 of the outer shell 14 is concave and, in particular, is generally arcuate above the level of the through-hole 34.
  • the portion of the inner surface 16 in the region of the projection 54 is generally straight, or even slightly convex, as viewed in plan.
  • the through-hole 34 registers the outer shell 14 with respect to the person's ankle bone, and substantially the whole of the inner surface 60 of the outer shell 14 contacts the person with a generally uniform pressure distribution, but without any substantial pressure being applied to the protruding part 36 of the person's body covering the outer end of their ankle bone.
  • the projection 54 covers the region 62 (see Figure 2) of the person's body covering the anterior talofibular ligament and therefore provides support for the anterior talofibular ligament.
  • the inner and outer shells 12, 14 are placed in position against the inner and outer sides, respectively, of the person's leg 20 and with the ankle portions 32,36 passing into the through-holes 30,34. Due to the general shape, size and configuration of the shells 12,24, they readily assume their correct positions.
  • the straps 16,18,22,24,26 are then fastened and individually adjusted in length so that the shells apply light pressure to the ankle area when the ankle is in a relaxed state.
  • a sock may be worn underneath the brace 10. Due to the thinness of the shells 12,14 and the lack of any large domed protrusions at the ends of the ankle bone, it is likely that a conventional shoe or boot may be worn over the sock and ankle brace.
  • the front straps 16,18 may be released without disturbing the other straps 22,24,26, or the rear straps 22,24 may be released without disturbing the other straps 16,18,26, so that when the time comes to re-fit the brace it is necessary to re-fasten and adjust the two straps that were released, but no adjustment of the remaining straps is required.
  • the brace 10 is initially applied when the ankle is swollen, then as the swelling subsides the straps 16,18,22,24,26 can be progressively shortened to maintain a good fit of the brace 10, with the parts 32,36 of the body covering the ends of the ankle bone progressively protruding further into the through-holes 30,34.
  • the sizes of the shells may be scaled for different sizes of ankle.
  • the shells 12,14 may be used singly, rather than as a pair.
  • the through-holes 30,34 are preferred, they may be omitted in one or both of the shells 12,14.
  • the projection 54 to cover the talofibular ligament is preferred, it may be omitted.
  • the inner surfaces of the shell 12,14 may be provided with a layer of padding material, but preferably the padding is relatively firm and relatively thin so as not to reduce unduly the stability of the shell and not to increase unduly the bulkiness of the brace.
  • the shells 12,14 may be formed with additional perforations through their thickness to allow the user's leg/ankle to breathe and thus reduce problems of sweating, and any padding may likewise be perforated or porous.
  • Some features of the shape and size of the shells 12,14 may be modified. For example, the height of the shells 12,14 above the holes 30,34 may be varied considerably. Also, the shape and extent of the shells 12,14 below the holes 30,34 may be varied, for example as shown by the dotted lines 64,66 in Figures 3 and 2, respectively. Moreover, the amount by which the forward extent 38 of the inner shell 12 bulges forwardly in the region of the through-hole 30 may be varied, for example as shown by the dotted line 68 in Figure 5.
  • the projection 54 is integral with and of the same material as the remainder of the outer shell 14. If desired, the projection 54 may be thinned, or thickened, so that it is more, or less, flexible. Furthermore, the projection 54 may be formed of a different material that is bonded to the remainder of the outer shell 14 and that is more, or less, flexible than the remainder of the outer shell 14. Thus the degree of support for the anterior talofibular ligament may be controlled. In cases where the projection 54 on the outer shell 14 is not required, or is only required in the initial stages of treatment, the projection 54 may be cut-off from the remainder of the outer shell 14.
  • the projection 54 may be removably attachable to the reminder of the outer shell 14, and different sizes, shapes and/or thicknesses of the projection 54 may be provided so that a projection 54 with the required properties can be selected and fitted to the outer shell 14, or so that the outer shell 14 may be used without a projection 54. Similar modifications and options may be provided for the forwardly-bulging forward extent of the inner shell 12.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne une coquille (14) d'appareil pour cheville (10), sensiblement rigide et de surface intérieure formée afin de s'adapter à la surface latérale extérieure d'une jambe (20) d'un sujet, entre des positions supérieure et inférieure à l'os de la cheville, mais au dessus de la base du talon, et entre des positions avant et arrière par rapport à l'avant et à l'arrière de la jambe du sujet. La partie avant de la coquille comporte une région en saillie (54) destinée à recouvrir le ligament péronéo-astragalien antérieur (62) du sujet. La coquille possède un trou traversant (34) de taille et de forme généralement identiques à la taille et à la forme de la périphérie de la partie en saillie (36) du corps du sujet qui recouvre l'os de la cheville. La coquille est conçue de façon que, le trou recevant fermement la partie saillante du corps, la surface intérieure de la coquille se conforme à la surface latérale de la jambe et que la région en saillie recouvre le ligament péronéo-astragalien antérieur.
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GB0031460A GB0031460D0 (en) 2000-12-22 2000-12-22 Lock and load whole ankle brace
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GB0122462A GB2370231A (en) 2000-12-22 2001-09-18 Ankle brace
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