Michael Ivany

7458950, Dec 2, 2008

Jul 1, 2005

11/174064

Michael Ivany - Yonkers NY, US

A61F 5/00
A43C 11/00
A43B 23/00

602 28, 602 23, 602 27, 602 29, 602 30, 602 5, 36 501, 36136

An ankle foot orthosis for remediation of foot drop symptoms includes a flexible cuff formed of a panel having an inner foam substrate to which is bonded an outer layer of stretchable fabric having looped fibers. A pair of dorsiflexor support straps include lace segments which are threaded through lower shoelace eyelets. The lace segments are tied together at the shoe. A hook element fastener strip is attached to the opposite end of each lace segment. The support straps cross one another over the shoe vamp and the fastener strips are secured to the sides and wrapped about the rear of the cuff.

46216480, Nov 11, 1986

Jun 17, 1985

6/745377

Michael Ivany - Fairfield CT

A43B 720
A61F 500

128 80H

An ankle support system is provided which comprises an ankle brace portion removeably attached to the user's foot and a strap support portion attached to the user's shoe and including one or more straps, said one or more straps being connected to the ankle brace portion during use and being of a length which will: (1) restrain the joint from overextension, and (2) provide relatively unimpeded motion of the ankle joint through its normal range of motion. In certain preferred embodiments of the invention, the strap support portion includes a first strap and a second strap, both of which are attached to the same side of the user's shoe, the first strap being wrapped around the lower part of the user's leg after first having passed around the back of the user's foot, and the second strap passing around the back of the user's foot after first having passed over the top of the user's shoe. The free ends of the straps may be removeably affixed, as by means of "Velcro", to an ankle brace member in the form of a laced inner-shoe or, preferably, a Velcro sleeve wrapped around the leg just above the ankle bone, with the straps counter-directionally wrapped about the lower extremity.