HeeLift Glide Suspension Boot Heel Protector Standard

HEELIFT Glide is the result of 45 years of research, development and refining to create the most innovative and effective heel offloading boot for heel pressure ulcer prevention ever offered. What makes HEELIFT Glide so unique? A soft, smooth exterior fabric allows the patient’s leg to “glide” from side to side, thereby preventing it from catching on sheets and blankets.

HEELIFT Glide boots move easily over the sheets, which helps keep them in place. That means fewer adjustments and less time spent reapplying the boot. The comfortable design means better patient compliance. They are easy to clean – boots are washable/dryable.

Features

• Durable, Yet Soft, Smooth Exterior: Allows the patient’s leg to glide easily across the sheets.
• Optional Forefoot Strap: Keeps the heel offloading boot in place and helps support the forefoot.
• Friction-Free Tricot Backing: Unlike products with sharp edges, HEELIFT Glide, like all HEELIFT offloading boots, is manufactured with a smooth tricot backing that aids in patient mobility and safety in bed.
• Tricot Covered Stiffener: Prevents HEELIFT Glide from buckling.
• Ventilation Holes: Provide additional air circulation to promote increased patient comfort and a cooler microclimate. Glide is 40% lighter than pillow-style boots. “Easy-on, Easy-off” Rounded Straps: Easy to use, the soft straps can be adjusted to accommodate the patient’s specific needs.
• Extended forefoot: A longer forefoot area helps protect toes.
• Deluxe exterior stitching: Reinforces the structure of the heel offloading boot while making the boot less bulky.
• Washable/Dryable: Like other HEELIFT products, HEELIFT Glide can be washed safely in a net or mesh laundry bag.

Indications

HEELIFT Glide is indicated for patients who are at high risk for heel pressure ulcers or who have experienced pressure ulcers in the past.

HEELIFT Glide can play an integral role in offloading the heel to help prevent heel pressure ulcers. Unlike pillows, which can actually aggravate heel cord contractures, HEELIFT Glide comfortably assists in keeping the patient’s foot in the correct position for heel pressure ulcer prevention. Compared to pillows and other heel offloading devices, HEELIFT Glide can also save a lot of nursing time.

More Information

• Comfortably and effectively offloads the heel to prevent a pressure injury/ulcer.
• Protects the foot and ankle from injury due to pressure, friction, and shear forces.
• Allows the patient to reposition as needed while staying in place on the lower limb.
• Customizable heel offloading boot which can be accommodated to offload other at-risk areas in addition to the heel, in order to prevent secondary pressure ulcer/injuries.

Remove boot and examine foot every 8 hours.