Evaluation of Heel Offloading Devices for Reducing Heel Contact Pressures in Healthy Volunteers

The heel is offloaded by placing the heel on a standard hospital pillow.

The heel is offloaded by placing a standard hospital pillow under the calf suspending the heel above the hospital bed mattress.

An economy heel offloading device constructed of egg shell foam.

Heel offloading device that utilizes open cell foam to offload the heel. Device has a published clinical study demonstrating effectiveness at reducing heel ulceration rate.

Heel offloading device that utilizes pressure absorbing filling to offload the heel. Device has a published clinical study demonstrating effectiveness at reducing heel ulceration rate

Heel offloading device that utilizes a similar pressure absorbing filling to Offloading Device B; however this device does not have published clinical literature demonstrating effectiveness at reducing heel ulceration in the clinic.