Improved straps for orthopaedic and orthotic appliances

摘要

Strap means for an orthopaedic or orthotic appliance, the strap means being made from loop pile and hook pile strips and comprising: a first main portion (12) having a first end (24) provided with means for attachment to the appliance, said main portion having first and second iso-functional surfaces (18,22); and a second portion which comprises releasable and re-attachable connecting means (14) for securing said second portion to said main portion at a second end of said main portion, said second portion providing tab means for securing said second portion to a further area of said main portion of said strap during use of the appliance; the second portion having first and second elements (32,34) connected to each other by sewing across their widths to provide opposed iso-functional surfaces (36,38), said opposed surfaces of the first and second elements providing said connecting means for releasable re-attachment of the second portion to the second end of the main portion of the strap, wherein the width of said second portion is in the range 0.7 to 1.0 times the width of the main portion.