Inflatable foot cushion
Medical advantages are provided by the novel improvements made to the inflatable foot cushion of the present invention to the inflatable foot cushion of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/432,068 and the Inflatable Foot Cushion of U.S. Pat. No. 5,328,445, including better protection of a patient's Achilles' tendon areas; better unloading of the pressures on the patient's heels due to the increased elevation of the patient's heels above substrates; and the prevention of left and right lateral rotation of the ankles of patients wearing the novel inflatable foot cushion of the present invention by its two novel lateral cushions formed by expanding the main chamber of the improved inflatable foot cushion of the present invention there between, which novel lateral cushions cradle and stabilize the improved inflatable chamber of the present invention when it is pivoted under the improved inflatable foot cushion of the present invention.
1. An inflatable foot cushion, said inflatable foot cushion comprising:
an anterior side;
a posterior side;
an inflatable main chamber adapted to support with static air pressures the calf, ankle and foot of a body in a supine position, said inflatable main chamber comprising a first inlet port, said inflatable main chamber further comprising a first side and a second side where each of said first and second sides slope downwardly from the calf to the ankle areas of the inflatable main chamber; and
an inflatable independent chamber, the inflatable independent chamber not in fluid communication with the inflatable main chamber, said inflatable independent chamber comprising a second inlet port, said independent chamber further comprising a first end and a second end, said first end pivotally attached to said main chamber, said second end comprising a cooperative hook and look fastener for adjustably, releasably attaching said second end to said posterior side of said foot cushion.