Granted Patent B2

US 12,616,595 · App. 18/783,163 · Granted May 5, 2026

Inventors: Michelle Drey (Chicago, IL); Bruce Shapiro (Deerfield, IL)

Assignee: Medline Industries LP

A61F5/0111A61F5/05816

Abstract

Claims (28)

1 . A device, comprising:

a leg engaging section intersecting a foot engaging section, the leg engaging section and the foot engaging section defining a leg insertion aperture, at least the leg engaging section comprising a compressible cushion layer;

a wicking material defining an interior lining of the leg engaging section; and

at least one side member attached to the leg engaging section, the at least one side member allowing at least one bolster tube to be selectively inserted therein.

2 . The device of claim 1 , the at least one side member defining at least one aperture into which the at least one bolster tube may be selectively inserted.

3 . The device of claim 2 , the at least one aperture comprising a first aperture situated at a top of the at least one side member and a second aperture situated at a bottom of the at least one side member.

4 . The device of claim 3 , further comprising the at least one bolster tube.

5 . The device of claim 4 , wherein the at least one bolster tube comprises a first bolster tube and a second bolster tube.

6 . The device of claim 5 , wherein only the first bolster tube is inserted a first side member to stabilize the device rotationally.

7 . The device of claim 6 , wherein the second bolster tube is inserted in a second side member.

8 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising one or more fastening straps.

9 . The device of claim 8 , the one or more fastening straps comprising at least one fastening strap extending from a first side of the device and at least one other fastening strap extending from another side of the device.

10 . A device, comprising:

a leg engaging section intersecting a foot engaging section, the leg engaging section and the foot engaging section defining a leg insertion aperture, at least the leg engaging section comprising a compressible cushion layer;

a cooling material defining an interior lining of the leg engaging section that can be cooled to apply thermal therapy to a patient; and

at least one side member attached to the leg engaging section, the at least one side member allowing at least one bolster tube to be selectively inserted therein.

11 . The device of claim 10 , the at least one side member defining at least one aperture into which the at least one bolster tube may be selectively inserted.

12 . The device of claim 11 , the at least one aperture comprising a first aperture situated at a top of the at least one side member and a second aperture situated at a bottom of the at least one side member.

13 . The device of claim 12 , further comprising the at least one bolster tube.

14 . The device of claim 13 , wherein the at least one bolster tube comprises a first bolster tube and a second bolster tube.

15 . The device of claim 14 , wherein only the first bolster tube and the second bolster tube have different sizes to stabilize the device rotationally.

16 . The device of claim 14 , wherein the first bolster tube and the second bolster tube have different shapes.

17 . The device of claim 10 , further comprising one or more fastening straps.

18 . A device, comprising:

a leg engaging section and a foot engaging section, the leg engaging section defining a leg insertion aperture, wherein:

the leg engaging section comprises a compressible cushion layer; and

the leg engaging section comprises a single bolster inserted into a side member attached to the leg engaging section configured to stabilize the device rotationally.

19 . The device of claim 18 , further comprising an interior lining attached to the leg engaging section and having a raised pile that increase a coefficient of friction provided by the interior lining.

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