| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 128889000 | Chafing shields (e.g., decubitus pads, etc.) | 48 |
| 20090308404 | FABRICS FOR PREVENTING AND REDUCING SKIN WOUNDS - A fabric for the prevention and treatment of skin wounds, and pressure wounds in particular, which includes a woven fabric having warp yarns and filling yarns woven to provide a smooth fabric surface. One of the warp or filling yarns is at least about 40% by weight of the fabric of continuous filament nylon, and the other of the warp or filling yarns is from about 0% to about 60% by weight of the fabric of continuous filament polyester or nylon having non-round filament cross sections. The fabric includes a conductive yarn at about 0% to about 2% by weight to control static dissipation, and an antimicrobial substance is topically applied or inherently available in the fabric. The fabric can be used in bedding, including underpads, and patient gowns. Methods of preventing and treating skin wounds, and pressure wounds in particular, are also disclosed. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100089411 | PATIENT SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A patient support system for an operating room table is provided. At least a portion of the patient support system components form a no-air-loss patient support surface. At least one fluid pump can supply air pressure to a plurality of no-air-loss air cells, and at least one pressure release valve can release air pressure from the no-air-loss air cells. A computer can compare air pressure within the air cells to a desired air pressure set point and can modulate the air pressure by actuating the at least one fluid pump and/or the at least one pressure release valve to bring the air pressure within the air cells to a desired air pressure. After the initial air pressure adjustments are made and the desired air pressure is achieved, no further adjustments during the operation are able to be made by the computer so that the patient positioned thereon the patient support system will not be moved by the patient support system during an operation. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100101585 | COMFORT BRA LINER - A foldable one-piece insert worn between the bra and the body having irritation reducing and/or absorbent material portions which line the bra cup and that lie under the supported breast, and portions which extends toward the torso rear under the bra side straps and a portion extending below the bra line along the torso. The invention further includes a material tab disposed between the material portions lining the bra cups, which can optionally be worn up to bridge the area between the bra cups for added protection, comfort and absorption of perspiration, or be folded down and out of sight when worn with lower cut neckline outer garments. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100101586 | Comfort Bra Liner - A foldable one-piece insert (i.e., bra liner) worn between the bra and the body having irritation reducing and/or absorbent material portions which line the bra cup and that lie under the supported breast, and portions which extends toward the torso rear under the bra side straps and a portion extending below the bra line along the torso. The invention further includes a material tab disposed between the material portions lining the bra cups, which can optionally be worn up to bridge the area between the bra cups for added protection, comfort and absorption of perspiration, or be folded down and out of sight when worn with lower cut neckline outer garments. A braless liner may also be used without a bra. The braless liner may be fastened to the female torso at the rear of the female torso with attachment mechanisms. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100288291 | METHOD FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING PRESSURE SORES - The invention is a method for treating or preventing pressure sores. It comprises (i.e., includes but is not limited to) the following steps: applying a cushion in indirect contact or in direct contact with substantially the entire surface of a pressure sore area, and applying pressure against the pressure sore area through the cushion. The cushion is preferably circular in shape (although it may have other shapes) with its diameter between about 1.5 and about 6 times its height, and preferably between about 3 and about 4 times its height. In the preferred embodiment, the cushion has a silicone elastomeric shell, with the portion of the shell intended to be in occlusive contact with the pressure sore having a smooth outer surface. In the preferred embodiment, the cushion is only partially filled, and the fill material is silicone gel. The cushion may be held in place by means of a strap, wrap, bandage or similar device. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110186057 | ICU/CCU/NICU PATIENT GOWN - An ICU/CCU/NICU garment for a patient during hospitalization includes an upper portion of the garment, a lower portion of the garment, and a rear portion of the garment. The upper garment portion includes a pair of front panels releasably connected to each other and to a neck panel leaving an open back. The lower portion of the garment includes an abdominal panel having a pair of leg extensions and a central genital panel extending downwardly therefrom leaving an open back. The rear portion having a rear panel is releasably attached to each of the upper portion and the lower portion to provide a desired degree of coverage, while facilitating a selective exposure of the posterior of the patient. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110259349 | DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLE - The invention relates to a disposable absorbent article used to absorb body fluids and to prevent skin breakdown and chafing under the breast. The article is secured to the front inner and outer lower part of the bra. The article can also be used under the abdominal skin fold to prevent skin to skin contact or to prevent chafing. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20120024300 | DEVICE FOR PROTECTING AN AREA OF THE HUMAN BODY - A device for protecting an area of skin of a human body includes a plate. The plate includes a first face covered by an external layer and a second face opposite the external layer. The second face is configured to be applied onto an area of skin to be protected. The plate also includes a protective part made of a polymer gel and at least one adhesive part made of a polymer gel. The protective part is configured to ensure mechanical protection of the area to be protected and the adhesive part is configured to come into contact with the skin. The adhesive part has an adhesive power greater than an adhesive power of the protective layer to hold the plate on the area to be protected. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120037169 | Support Surface Cover Having Different Frictional Zones - An apparatus is disclosed for placement on a support surface between the support surface and a living being, wherein the living being has a bony prominence. The apparatus includes a first zone having a first coefficient of friction, the first zone being configured for positioning proximate the bony prominence. A second zone is adjacent the first zone, the second zone having a second coefficient of friction higher than the first coefficient of friction. The second zone is configured for positioning remote from the bony prominence. A method of preventing or healing decubitus ulcers includes positioning the bony prominence over the first zone and positioning an area remote from the bony prominence over the second zone. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120160250 | BREAST CREASE COMFORTER - A breast crease comforter decreases pain and promotes healing during and after radiation therapy to the breast. The skin crease between the breast and the torso is typically exposed to daily friction, sheer, and moisture. When the breast is also compromised by radiation therapy, these various insults may combine to cause skin breakdown and excoriation, including resultant pain. The breast crease comforter intervenes between the underside of the breast and the torso to protect and pad this sensitive crease area when compromised by radiation therapy. The breast crease comforter may also be used to treat other conditions besides vulnerable skin resulting from radiation therapy to the breast or torso. The breast crease comforter may also be combined with the bottom of a conventional bra. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120247490 | Orthodontic Protraction Headgear Appliance Protective Cover Assembly - The present invention is a protective cover assembly, pattern, and method for use for installation upon an external orthodontic headgear protraction appliance having a chin cup interface and a forehead pad interface. The present invention comprises two aspects of a protective cover assembly, a protective chin cup cover assembly and a protective forehead pad cover assembly. Each protective cover assembly provides an absorbing soft cushioning fleece membrane between the facial skin of an orthodontic patient wearer and the hard surfaces of the orthodontic protraction headgear interfaces to prevent against a plurality of discomforts which result from wearing the orthodontic protraction headgear appliance during treatment of Class III Malocclusion; and configured to improve compliancy of use of the orthodontic protraction appliance in the orthodontic population, especially among growing children and adolescents. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20130042877 | OXYGEN HEALING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - This invention relates to a pressure related ulcer and perineal dermatitis prevention and treatment device and method of use. The device may be used in conjunction with a urine collection and disposal system that would be beneficial for incontinent users. In use the device forms an automatic pressure controlled topical hyperbaric oxygen chamber and further incorporates a flexible inflated tube system that is controlled by a microprocessor to relief pressure on affected areas of a user's body and provide circulation stimulating therapeutic massage. When used by incontinent persons the device automatically removes expressed urine to minimize additional risk factors known to cause or exacerbate pressure related ulcers and perineal dermatitis. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130104914 | Bra accessory to minimize discomfort, rash, and infection | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130112213 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONFORMING A SUPPORT TO A BODY - Apparatus and methods for conforming a support to a body are described in which a portable support assembly may be worn by a bed-stricken individual around particular regions of the body where pressure ulcers tend to form. The portable support assembly may generally include adjustable supports which conform the assembly to the patient's body and which also help to distribute one or more fluid pad assemblies relative to the body. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130174859 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONFORMING A SUPPORT TO A BODY - Apparatus and methods for conforming a support to a body are described in which a portable support assembly may be worn by a bed-stricken individual around particular regions of the body where pressure ulcers tend to form. The portable support assembly may generally include adjustable supports which conform the assembly to the patient's body and which also help to distribute one or more fluid pad assemblies relative to the body. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130180530 | ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT SYSTEM - Apparatus and methods for adjusting a support to a body are described in which a portable support assembly may be worn or used by a bed-stricken or wheel-chair restricted individual around particular regions of the body where pressure ulcers tend to form. The portable support assembly may generally include adjustable supports which conform the assembly to the patient's body and which also help to distribute one or more fluid pad assemblies relative to the body. The support assembly may be incorporated into a design for a wheelchair or a bed. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130180531 | INDEPENDENTLY ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT SYSTEM - Apparatus and methods for adjusting a support to a body are described in which a portable support assembly may be worn or used by a bed-stricken or wheel-chair restricted individual around particular regions of the body where pressure ulcers tend to form. The portable support assembly may generally include adjustable supports which conform the assembly to the patient's body and which also help to distribute one or more fluid pad assemblies relative to the body. The support assembly may be incorporated into a design for a wheelchair or a bed. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130298918 | INDEPENDENTLY ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT SYSTEM - Apparatus and methods for adjusting a support to a body are described in which a portable support assembly may be worn or used by a bed-stricken or wheel-chair restricted individual around particular regions of the body where pressure ulcers tend to form. The portable support assembly may generally include adjustable supports which conform the assembly to the patient's body and which also help to distribute one or more fluid pad assemblies relative to the body. The support assembly may be incorporated into a design for a wheelchair or a bed. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130340772 | Multiple ply managed friction material surface with smooth bonded seams - A substantially smooth, seamless managed friction material surface and apparatus for placement on a support surface between the support surface and a living being for preventing abrasion or decubitus ulcers in a living being. The managed friction material surface comprises a plurality of plies having a smooth side and a first, high friction zone and second, low friction zone. At least one adhesive ply is interposed partially between adjacent plies; and the plies are selectively bonded to form adjacent frictional zones of high and low friction. Unbonded plies are allowed to move substantially freely with respect to one another thus providing a lower friction zone. The apparatus comprises the managed friction material surface such that the bonded zone is configured for positioning remote the bony prominence and the unbonded zone for positioning proximate the bony prominence, seamlessly occupying different areas on the same side of the material surface. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140048080 | ANATOMICAL EXTERNAL PRESSURE MANAGEMENT METHODS - Methods for external anatomical pressure management are described, such as, methods for reducing the loss of lean body mass in a person experiencing anatomical support wherein the support contact pressure which is applied to the anatomy of the person is adjusted to below venous-return blood-flow-occluding pressure of the person. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140048081 | ENHANCED PATIENT-ORIENTING ALTERNATING PRESSURE SUPPORT APPARATUS - Described herein are systems and apparatuses for enhanced comfort through contact pressure reduction. In particular, the systems and apparatuses disclosed herein prevent or otherwise mitigate pressure by actively orienting a patient over an anatomy-specific pressure-mitigating contact surface on which the patient rests. A pressure-mitigating contact portion of the contact surface includes a plurality of independently pressurized chambers configured in a specific geometric pattern that is designed to mitigate contact pressure between a support surface (e.g., bed or chair) and a specific anatomic region of a patient's body when the specific anatomic region of the patient's body is oriented over an epicenter of the geometric pattern. In one embodiment, the geometric pattern includes a first independently pressurized relief chamber that intersects the epicenter of the geographic pattern, and second and third independently pressurized relief chambers that collectively encompass the first independently pressurized relief chamber. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140290670 | ENHANCED PATIENT-ORIENTING ALTERNATING PRESSURE SUPPORT APPARATUS - Described herein are systems and apparatuses for enhanced comfort through contact pressure reduction. In particular, the systems and apparatuses disclosed herein prevent or otherwise mitigate pressure by actively orienting a patient over an anatomy-specific pressure-mitigating contact surface on which the patient rests. A pressure-mitigating contact portion of the contact surface includes a plurality of independently pressurized chambers configured in a specific geometric pattern that is designed to mitigate contact pressure between a support surface (e.g., bed or chair) and a specific anatomic region of a patient's body when the specific anatomic region of the patient's body is oriented over an epicenter of the geometric pattern. In one embodiment, the geometric pattern includes a first independently pressurized relief chamber that intersects the epicenter of the geographic pattern, and second and third independently pressurized relief chambers that collectively encompass the first independently pressurized relief chamber. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140305445 | BED APPARATUS AND PATIENT DETECTION METHOD - A bed apparatus includes: a mattress mounted on a bed body; and, first cells arranged on both left and right sides in a longitudinal direction of the bed body and is configured to change the body position of a patient on the mattress by inflating the first cells alternately. When the first cells on the left and right sides are inflated, and when a difference in pressure between the first cells on the left and right sides has continuously fallen within a decision pressure value range for a decision pressure value continuation time, the body position of the patient is changed, whereas when the difference has not continuously fallen within the pressure value range for the continuation time or when the difference has continuously fallen out of the pressure value range for the continuation time, change of the body position of the patient will not be performed. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20160166422 | A SUPPORT DEVICE WITH A CONTAINED CUSHIONING ELEMENT | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160193090 | LOW AIR LOSS ABSORBENT PAD | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160374847 | PROTECTIVE DRESSING WITH REUSABLE PHASE-CHANGE MATERIAL COOLING INSERT - A protective dressing includes an outer dressing and an adhesive layer. The outer dressing includes an opening and a cavity sized to receive a phase-change material (PCM) insert inserted through the opening. The adhesive layer is configured to adhere to a patient's skin surrounding an anatomic site. When adhered to the patient's skin, the PCM insert modifies the patient's skin at the anatomic site. The PCM insert may be removed and replaced with another PCM insert. For example, a warm PCM insert may be replaced with a refrigerated PCM insert. The opening of the outer dressing may be self-sealing. The opening of the outer dressing may be sealed with an upper layer dressing coupled to the PCM cooling insert. | 12-29-2016 |
| 128890000 | Nipple | 8 |
| 20090194116 | Nipple guard and strap for a nursing female - A nipple guard to be worn over and against the breast of a nursing mother to reduce discomfort caused by the biting and/or hard sucking of a nursing newborn. The nipple guard includes a breast cup that is sized and shaped to fit over the mother's breast. A flexible strap connected to the nipple guard is of sufficient length to run completely around the back of the mother and apply a pulling force to hold the breast cup against the mother's breast. A resilient ring extends around the periphery of the breast cup to cushion the force of the breast cup being pulled against the mother's breast. A hole is formed through the breast cup to receive the mother's nipple, and a cylindrical sucking tube communicates with the hole and projects from the breast cup. The sucking tube surrounds and protects the mother's nipple, such that a natural sucking force generated by the nursing newborn is applied to the nipple via the tube. The nipple guard is ideally suited to be worn below a conventional nursing bra. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090250074 | NIPPLE COVERING SYSTEM - One aspect of the present invention relates to a covering member for a protruding portion of a patient's body. This cover is flexible and collapsible so that it conforms to the shape of the encased portion of the body. This prevents the cover from being noticed while it is worn under clothing. The cover can contain a medicament or agent for pretreating a portion of the body before an examination or procedure. When the cover is used to apply a topical anesthetic to a portion of the body for a recommended period of time prior to the procedure or examination commencing, the amount of discomfort experienced by the patient can be significantly reduced compared to the amount experienced by the patient who has the anesthetic applied for just a few moments before the procedure begins. Alternatively, the cover can be used to hold a medicament or agent on the intended portion of the body in order to heal a wound or cure a condition such as a skin rash or the like. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090283101 | DEVICE FOR PROTECTING A NIPPLE OF A MOTHER DURING NURSING - A device for protecting a nipple of a mother during nursing includes a collar generally configured to removably join to a portion of the mother's breast surrounding the nipple. The collar includes an annular opening and a cut out for enabling additional skin contact between the mother and the feeding baby. The collar is comprised of a pliable material. Means removably joins the collar to the mother's breast. A funnel extends from the annular opening for surrounding the nipple. The funnel includes an opening at a distal end for enabling the mother's milk to flow out to a feeding baby. The collar is comprised of a pliable material and a wall of the funnel is generally thicker than a wall of the collar for mitigating effects of the nipple being bitten by the feeding baby. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090308405 | Nipple Protector and Method - A nipple protector is provided, which is able to protect a nipple of a user reliably, by protecting the nipple area so as to maintain a non-contact state with the nipple area and thereby avoiding the causing of pain or unpleasant irritation to the nipple area, as well as avoiding the leaving of marks while reducing irritation when abutted against the breast. A nipple protector having a hard outer member or shell and an inner member made of a material which is more flexible and deformable than the outer member, with an internal space being formed inside the nipple protector, wherein the internal space is formed by a cylindrical portion which extends from the outer member and/or the inner member, and the inner member has an abutting section which surrounds with no gap the nipple area of a wearer completely, and the abutting section is a deformable abutting section which deforms elastically and is capable of making contact, with no gap, with the perimeter of the nipple area. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20110247636 | Nipple/Areola Protective Cover - A protective cover for nipples and areolas employable during nipple or breast reconstructive surgery. The device has an axial cavity in a central portion of a resilient body employable for placement about the nipple or reconstructed nipple therein. The device is infinitely customizable in axial cavity diameter and vertical height by means of one or a plurality of removably engaged central portions. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20120211012 | Method and Apparatus for Covering Body Parts - A method and apparatus for covering body parts. Body part covers may be pre-shaped and pre-sized to cover various parts of one's body, or may be fabricated in a generic shape, and cut by the user to a custom shape of the user's choice. Body part covers may also include lettering on one or more surfaces of the body part cover. The lettering may be implemented as text, words, abbreviations, messages, symbols, graphics, designs, phrases and the like. The body part cover may also include an additive such as a scent or fragrance, for example, or may be implemented as scented or unscented copulins or pheromones. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20130228186 | Nipple abrasion protector - A nipple abrasion protector consists of a generally disc-shaped translucent polymeric adhesive film with adhesively affixed to one side of a release paper. The protector is removed from the paper and applied to the nipple to prevent chafing from contact with a shirt or other garment during extended physical activities like running and is semi-transparent or translucent and not readily detectable during activities like swimming or surfing. In addition, the protector is perforated with pores for breathablilty and has a cross-hatched surface texture to improve adhesion and flexibility. Moreover, the removable nipple protector adheres tightly to the areola and is capable of resisting protrusion of the nipple. The protector is free from materials such as latex which may incite an allergic reaction. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20140305446 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING MAMMALIAN TISSUE REGIONS - Embodiments of a system and method for protecting mammalian tissue regions, the system including a removable guard cap. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. | 10-16-2014 |
| 128891000 | Crotch or thigh | 5 |
| 20090235938 | Protective upper leg sleeve - The present invention describes a protective thigh sleeve for preventing and protecting skin from irritation and rash developing as a result of physical activities from skin surface friction. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20100229878 | GARMENT TO PREVENT PRESSURE SORES - The present invention is a protective garment underpants having a first liner pad having a foam and polyester layers in the crotch to buttocks area and a second liner pad having an absorbent material and open cell foam layer useful for a male and a second garment for females and children where the absorbent layer is replaced by a pad similar to the first liner pad. The polyester layer and the absorbent material layer each have a directional nap running from the back of the garment forward. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20130061858 | UNDERGARMENT APPARATUS FOR GROIN COMFROT AND RELIEF - This application describes an apparatus providing groin relief, which comprises, an undergarment which comprises a brief portion having an opening to allow male groin anatomy to extend through, and a boxer portion. The brief portion is inserted into the boxer portion so that the outer edges of the brief portion and the inner edges of the boxer portion are aligned, the brief portion is generally elastic, and an edge along the opening of the brief portion comprises elastic trim. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20140230831 | THREE DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURAL SUPPORT FOR FEMALE PELVIC ORGANS IN THONG UNDERWEAR - A thin disposable insert for adherence onto the crotch portion of a female undergarment for reducing pressure otherwise transferred from the undergarment to the external genital organs of the female is referred to as a panty guard. An anatomically correctly shaped pelvic organ support included within or adhered to the panty guard provides three dimensional support to the pelvic floor of a female. The pelvic organ support and the thin disposable insert provide a barrier between the female pelvic organs and abrasive fabrics of the undergarment. The pelvic organ support provides a porous space between tight-fitting non-breathable undergarments and the genitalia of the wearer, allowing air to flow across the wearer's skin. The panty guard with a pelvic organ support to prevent infection, lacerations, pelvic floor prolapse, and incontinence. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20160000153 | PROTECTIVE PADDED INSERT - The present invention relates to apparatuses and methods for reducing pressure and discomfort on the female external genitalia. More particularly, the present invention relates to apparatuses and methods for reducing pressure on external female genitalia comprising a pad with a center opening wherein the opening of the pad is placed over the genitalia and the pad is positioned to surround the genitalia in order to evenly distribute pressure from the pad. The apparatus comprises a pad with an opening configured to surround the genitalia, wherein the opening of the pad is placed over the genitalia. | 01-07-2016 |
| 128892000 | Joint or limb (e.g., foot, elbow, heel, knee, etc.) | 9 |
| 20130255699 | PATIENT-ORIENTING ALTERNATING PRESSURE DECUBITUS PREVENTION SUPPORT APPARATUS - Described herein are systems and apparatuses for the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers. In particular, the ulcer prevention systems and/or apparatuses disclosed herein prevent or otherwise mitigate pressure ulcers by actively orienting a patient over an anatomy-specific pressure-mitigating contact surface on which the patient rests. A pressure-mitigating contact portion of the contact surface includes a plurality of independently pressurized chambers configured in a specific geometric pattern that is designed to mitigate contact pressure between a support surface (e.g., table or chair) and a specific anatomic region of a patient's body when the specific anatomic region of the patient's body is oriented over an epicenter of the geometric pattern. A plurality of elevated side support portions are interconnected on the base material and configured to actively orient the specific anatomic region of the patient's body over the epicenter of the geometric pattern. | 10-03-2013 |
| 128893000 | Foot/toe (e.g., corn, bunion, etc.) | 8 |
| 20130092180 | Heel Saver - By placing material made of foam or gel between the heel of the shoes and the heel of your foot, clipped onto the back by a thin metal strip and also held secure by adhesive. This creation is not only is comfortable, but adds style to your outfit or look. The thin metal attachment which is held in place by two equal pieces of material, center, then folded outward to allow the attachment of embellishments, adds not only comfort, but also opens up fashion ideas and options. Presently there is no item that cannot be found in the market today that is a solution to this problem, which cover the top rim of the shoe. | 04-18-2013 |
| 128894000 | Padded or cushioned | 7 |
| 20090044815 | FOOT AND HEEL SKIN SHIELD SYSTEM - A foot and heel skin shield system for preventing and treating pressure sores on a person's foot and calf and for managing discharged body fluids from the person's foot and calf is disclosed. The system has two main components, a heel lift and a lubricated disposable calf liner pad. An optional foot stabilizer pad may also be used as part of the system. The system may also include a heel bootie. The lubricated disposable calf liner pad, foot stabilizer pad, and heel boot can have a first lubricant having silicone and a second lubricant having a lubricating, skin protecting, and moisturizing emollient applied to the first lubricant. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20100307515 | Foot Fulcrum - The foot fulcrum orthotic includes a semi-compressible ring and attachment method to the foot. When worn around the midfoot, said semi-compressible ring forms a fulcrum to raise the ball of the foot up off the mattress and provides compression relief to the ball of the foot. This compression relief, when combined with other treatments, speeds the healing of metatarsalgia including Morton's neuroma, corns, calluses, and bunions. A plurality of ring styles are disclosed including continuous (FIGS. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110061664 | STOCKING FOR FEET WITH BUNIONS - Stockings for feet with Bunions, the stocking including two sections, the first section being a cavity in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped shape for inserting the big toe or hallux, and the second section being a truncated pyramid-shaped cavity for inserting the other toes; in addition, the stocking has a reinforcement in the first section or cavity of the stocking, surrounding the hallux from the mid section to the lateral section, and from the top to bottom of the hallux, made of the same material as the stocking or of a different material, having a greater fiber density, less elasticity and greater tension than the material of the stocking. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20120060849 | Apparatus and methods for preventing and/or healing pressure ulcers - Protective devices, to protect a body part having a bony portion with a soft tissue layer between the bony portion and an outer skin layer, have an inner surface which conforms to the body part to be protected and are applied to the body part to reduce pressure exhibited at the interface between the bony portion and the soft tissue layer, across the soft tissue and outer skin layers and at the interface between the outer skin layer and a support surface. The protective devices may be made of any material suitable for distributing the weight of the body part over an extended area and volume so as to decrease the pressure about the bony portion. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120167899 | Absorbent digital Pad - The present invention relates to a pad to be inserted between the web spaces of human toes. The pad comprise an non-absorbent outer section encompassing an absorbent inner section. The pad can be manufactured within various shapes and sizes. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120312310 | Heel Protection Device, Buffer Member and Method - The present invention relates to a heel protection device for protecting a heel against damage or irritation, such as decubitus symptoms, comprising: an encasing body for encasing a part of the lower leg and/or the foot, wherein the encasing body comprises at least a buffer member holder for holding at least one buffer member, one or more buffer members which can be arranged in the encasing body for the purpose of supporting the heel and/or parts surrounding the heel, wherein: the encasing body can be deformed for close fitting to the heel, and the buffer members comprise at least a fluid chamber which can be sealed by means of a substantially fluid-tight membrane which is deformable. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20140048082 | PATIENT-ORIENTING ALTERNATING PRESSURE SUPPORT APPARATUS WITH LOWER EXTREMITY WEDGE - Described herein are systems and apparatuses for enhanced comfort through contact pressure reduction. In particular, the systems and apparatuses disclosed herein prevent or otherwise mitigate pressure by actively orienting a patient over an anatomy-specific pressure-mitigating contact surface on which the patient rests. A pressure-mitigating contact portion of the contact surface includes a plurality of independently pressurized chambers configured in a specific geometric pattern that is designed to mitigate contact pressure between a support surface (e.g., bed or chair) and a specific anatomic region of a patient's body when the specific anatomic region of the patient's body is oriented over an epicenter of the geometric pattern. Additionally, a plurality of elevated side support portions and a wedge interconnected on the base material are configured to actively orient the specific anatomic region of the patient's body over the epicenter of the geometric pattern. | 02-20-2014 |
