Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
602030000 | Toe | 48 |
20080208097 | Protective device against frictional irritation due to wearing thong-type sandals and other footwear - A device is provided which gives protection from frictional injury to the web space between toes due to the wearing of thong-type sandals or other similar footwear. The device is comprised of a flat, flexible, medically inert, and preferably transparent plastic material which is can be configured in a variety of shapes and which has a plantar base portion which fits under the toes and on the bottom of the foot, stabilizing the device from moving, a web spacer portion which fits between the toes and provides protection from frictional injury, and a dorsal flap portion which anchors the device to the top side of the foot. | 08-28-2008 |
20080255490 | Therapeutic foot appliance and method of use - A therapeutic device and method for its use are presented. The appliance and method are adapted to realign and straighten the toes of the foot in order to treat the effects of hammertoe, bunions, Morton's neuroma, and the like. Effectively, a harness is placed about the heel of the foot, the harness consisting of a foot strap and heel strap. Sleeves are placed about the particular toes of interest, being as few as one and as many as all of the toes on a foot. Elastic straps are interconnected between the toe sleeves and the foot strap in order to impart a force to the associated toe to straighten and/or realign the toe consistent with correcting a particular malady. The elastic strap may be connected and disconnected by means of hook and loop fasteners at the end of the strap and maintained upon the toe sleeves and foot strap. The positioning of the strap with respect to the toe sleeve and the foot strap effects the direction of the force applied to the toe in accordance with the malady to be treated. | 10-16-2008 |
20090018478 | Toe lift strap - The Toe Lift Strap is a foot support system primarily for stroke victims that do not have muscular control of their foot. This loss of muscular control allows the foot to turn under and they cannot raise their toe. It comprises of a strap that is attached to the user just below the knee. This strap has a small loop to which a 4″ wide therapeutic rubber band is attached. The other end of the 4″ wide therapeutic rubber band is attached to the lower lace area or lower strap of a shoe worn by the user. It provides for support of the toe and rotation of the foot so that the user can walk with the foot in a normal position for walking. | 01-15-2009 |
20100087766 | TOE PROTECTING DEVICE - A toe protecting device for supporting and keeping the toe from curling is disclosed. The device includes a thin plastic strip for placing the toe straight, a plurality of washer rings through which a toe can be inserted, a cloth that surrounds the device provides cushion and an elastic band secures the toe and the strip. A plurality of washer rings attached to the flat surface of the plastic strip is lifted so as to insert at least one of a big toe and little toe. An elastic band that surrounds the toe and the device provides sufficient grip. A plurality of objects on the strip that supports and straightens the little toe is made of lightweight plastic. | 04-08-2010 |
20100168632 | Bunion reliever and method of treatment - A bunion reliever apparatus utilizes a rigid, concave, and tapered brace to place counter-pressure directly on the bunion. Pain relief is immediate as the big toe is urged back into its natural alignment. A stabilizing strap secures the brace along the side of the foot and a correction strap encircles and is tightened around the big toe. The correction strap forces the outside of the big toe to contact the rigid brace. Since the force securing the stabilizing strap to the foot exceeds the force exerted on the big toe by the correction strap, a counter-force is transferred directly onto the most exaggerated extension of the bunion by the rigid brace. For use in conjunction with the bunion reliever apparatus a set of exercises for relaxation, re-direction, and new tissue memory is provided. | 07-01-2010 |
20100222728 | Body Pad - A body pad for application to the skin for treating an ailment. The pad includes a pad body, a recess in the pad body extending from the outer surface of the pad body toward the inner surface a distance which is less than an overall thickness of the body, and a thin, flexible wall at a bottom of the recess. The wall is adapted to deform outwardly into the recess to provide a cavity between the pad body and the skin for holding a volume of medication which has been pre-applied to the skin. Other pad features are disclosed. | 09-02-2010 |
20100228172 | Toe protectors, shrouds, and protective covers for shrouds - Toe protectors for patients that have had toe surgery or otherwise have a need to protect the toes. The toe protectors are easy to ship or transport, are easy to assemble and apply to the foot, are easy to remove for ascertaining the progress of the surgery or injury, are economical to manufacture, and are sturdy and easy to clean. | 09-09-2010 |
20100249686 | ORTHOTIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE - An orthotic apparatus positioned on the top of the forefoot that aligns and locks the first metatarsal in a plantarflexed position. A compressible orthotic pad positioned on the forefoot directly over the first metatarsal. When pressure is applied to the orthotic pad, the first metatarsal is forced down, unlocking the first metatarsal phalangeal joint and eliminating functional hallux limitus. | 09-30-2010 |
20100249687 | TOE BRACE DESIGNS - In various embodiments, provided are braces for use in supporting the metatarsophalangeal joint, reducing or maintaining the intermetatarsal angle, enhancing or maintaining alignment of the hallux, or combinations thereof in a subject having hallux valgus. | 09-30-2010 |
20110046531 | Toe Extroversion Correction Device - A toe extroversion correction device includes a support portion integrally formed and made of a soft material, a first toe sheath portion disposed on a lateral side of the support portion, a second toe sheath portion disposed on another lateral side of the support portion, and a protection pad portion protruded from a lateral side of the first toe sheath portion, such that the first toe sheath portion is sheathed on big toe, and the second toe sheath portion is sheathed on the second toe, and the support portion is clipped between the big toe and the second toe to produce an action force to push away the big toe, and the protection pad portion can be attached onto an internal side of a first toe joint of the big toe to prevent the protruding first toe joint of the extroverted big toe from being rubbed with a shoe. | 02-24-2011 |
20110077570 | Reversible Toe Manipulation Device - A reversible toe manipulation device comprising a separator for inserting between two toes of the human foot, the separator including a duality of shaped openings, each shaped opening adapted for receiving at least one toe and the shaped openings being from 0.25 to 2.0″ in depth, at least one of the shaped openings fully attaching around one or more toes so that the separator is attached to the feet and toes, the separator further comprising an adjustable stretch width section that can be altered using a removable stretch width section to the width desired by the wearer, said adjustable stretch width section interposed between the shaped openings, the separator spreading the toes between 0.25 to 2.0″ in width, such that when the toes are inserted into the shaped openings the toes are contactless. | 03-31-2011 |
20110082405 | Device for treating hallux varus - A device for straightening a toe which has deviated away from the midline of the foot comprising an assembly for retaining the toe, a tension mechanism and an assembly for securely positioning the foot in said device and such as when pressure is applied to the toe the toe can be returned to its normal position. The tension mechanism is one which is able to produce a graded amount of tension. | 04-07-2011 |
20110130695 | Dynamic hallux valgus corrector - The invention corrects the dynamic mechanical dysfunction of the hallux valgus toe during sports-specific gaits and weight-bearing activity with an orthotic featuring a toe-supporting structural band that inserts into the user's existing shoe, thereby increasing stability in the structure of the foot and lower limb. Correcting this instability as the transverse and medial longitudinal arches buckle and the knee rolls medially amplifies the recruitment of muscle fibers chronically deactivated in the hallux valgus gait, namely the muscles of the inside lower limb and the posterior chain. The invention enables greater sports-specific speed, balance, agility, endurance, power delivery through the foot into the ground, stability of the lower limb (and therefore the entire body) as it engages surfaces, and corrects muscular imbalances by re-training neuromuscular activation patterns. The construction technique of this invention is applicable to correct hammertoes, overlapping toes, tailor's bunion, and may reduce pain associated with bunions. | 06-02-2011 |
20110295171 | Orthopedic Device for the Treatment of Capsulitis - There are provided orthopedic devices suitable for the treatment of degenerative joint disease of the metatarsal phalangeal joints, in particular for the treatment of capsulitis. These orthopedic devices comprise a base portion designed to be placed under the foot only in the metatarsal area. A digit loop surrounding a toe is used to hold the base portion in the proper location. In one embodiment the digit loop is molded to or is an actual part of the base. The loop is preferably made of a gel material and provides cushioning in the toe because the gel dissipates the pressure. In another embodiment the digit loop is a detachable, adjustable loop. The device includes a raised cushioning pad of appropriate height and size affixed to the upper side of the base and resting against the foot when in use. The orthopedic device is preferably made entirely from a low-profile, viscoelastic gel. | 12-01-2011 |
20110306912 | Multi-purpose Toe Strips - The present invention may be used to provide relief from pain due to misaligned toes and may also be used to deliver pharmacological agents between the toes to treat diseases of the foot. The invention may consist of a single strip of a “sponge” fabric that is woven between the toes and fastened with a water-soluble adhesive to the top of the foot. | 12-15-2011 |
20120215147 | Bunion belt big toe straightner - The Bunion Belt Big Toe Straightner for use in correcting the alignment of the hallux including a section for surrounding the big toe; connected to an end brought across the bunion, tightened gently and fastened just below the lateral side of the bunion by the buckle; and in addition the belt or strap design can be manufactured into a shoe for everyday wear. | 08-23-2012 |
20120232453 | DIGITAL STRAPPING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A digital strapping system comprising an alternatively configurable hallux strap system for positioning and exercising a hallux of a foot, and/or an alternatively configurable osteotomy strap system for positioning and exercising a second and/or third digit of a foot. | 09-13-2012 |
20120232454 | Podiatric Applicator Device and Method - A device and method to enable a user to clean or apply medicament to a foot that includes an elongated strip of pliant material adapted for insertion between toes and gripping by a user at respective ends of said strip, wherein the strip sufficiently thin to facilitate manipulation in a flossing motion between the toes. | 09-13-2012 |
20120330207 | TOE BRACE DESIGNS - In various embodiments, provided are braces for use in supporting the metatarsophalangeal joint, reducing or maintaining the intermetatarsal angle, enhancing or maintaining alignment of the hallux, or combinations thereof in a subject having hallux valgus. | 12-27-2012 |
20130060181 | ORTHOPEDIC DEVICE FOR THE MECHANICAL TREATMENT OF HALLUX VALGUS - An orthopedic device is provided for treatment of Hallux Valgus. The orthopedic device includes a main part ( | 03-07-2013 |
20130060182 | ORTHOTIC TOE SOCK - The present invention is based on providing, in order to correct or prevent a toe deformity, an orthotic toe sock (S) wherein a toe part (W) of the sock (S) comprises at least two toe-specific toe elements ( | 03-07-2013 |
20130079694 | Device Used to Realign Hammertoe Deformities - A device for the realignment of hammer toe deformities comprising a dorsal piece and a plantar piece parallel thereto. The dorsal piece and the plantar piece are held together by a first and a second connecting arm. The device being of a resilient material and of a unitary construction is suitably sized and shaped to fit around the wearer's foot, within the wearer's shoe in a position wherein the dorsal piece rests across the bases of at least two of the central three toes of the wearer's foot and the plantar piece is tapered laterally and is comma shaped to fit in the sulci formed by the central three toes of the wearer's foot. The first connecting arm extends through the interspace between the hallux and the second toe and the second connecting arm extends through the interspace between the third toe and the fourth toe. | 03-28-2013 |
20130110024 | DEVICE FOR CORRECTING HALLUX VALGUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING DEVICE FOR CORRECTING HALLUX VALGUS | 05-02-2013 |
20130261525 | SOCK ASSEMBLY FOR CORRECTING TOE DEFORMATION - A sock assembly for correcting a deformed toe of a foot of a person, comprising a sock wearable on an at least a part of the foot, a strap connected to the sock and wearable on an at least a part of the foot and wrappable on an at least a part of the deformed toe as the sock it worn on the foot, consequently applying a corrective force on the deformed toe. | 10-03-2013 |
20140213954 | TOE PROTECTING CUSHION DEVICE - Toe cushioning device for protecting a patient's toes. A toe cushion device includes two tubular cushions positioned in a transverse plane on the plantar side of a patient's toes during use. The toe cushion relieves foot or toe pain and conforms to the changing contour of the patient's foot and toes during use. | 07-31-2014 |
20140350447 | GEL-SIDE CUSHION - An orthopedic device for correcting malpositions of toes comprises a flexible splint extending along the foot's inner side. A corrective force towards the inner side of the foot can be exerted on the big toe by the flexible splint for medializing the big toe. The corrective force is influenced by the spring stiffness of the flexible splint which is configured as a hinged flexible splint flexible in the flexion or extension direction of the toes and has a hinge mechanism that has a pivot axis that corresponds approximately to the hinge axis of the main big toe. The device has a first annular brace that surrounds the mid-foot on the outside and surrounds the flexible splint and a second annular brace which surrounds the big toe and the flexible splint. A gel cushion connects to that side of the second hinged splint facing towards the foot's inner side. | 11-27-2014 |
20140371649 | ORTHOTIC DEVICE FOR RELIEVING TOE PAIN - A foot pain relief device may comprise a pad configured be positioned under at least a portion of the first metatarsophalangeal joint and a portion of the phalange of the hallux. The pad has an upper surface for positioning toward the foot and may include a first portion configured for positioning under the first metatarsophalangeal joint of the foot. The first portion has central and peripheral regions, with a section of the upper surface on the central portion being depressed and a section of the upper surface on the peripheral portion being raised. The pad includes a second portion configured for positioning under the phalange of the hallux when the first portion is positioned under the first metatarsophalangeal joint. A region of the upper surface formed by the second portion is relatively higher than a region of the upper surface of the pad formed by the first portion. | 12-18-2014 |
20150119782 | Buddy Hug - The toe wrap is a new, efficient and fashionably designed toe cast that replaces the traditional method of using tape to stabilize and immobilize a broken toe(s), in a fashionable way, and allow users to accessorize with their attire. The toe wrap wraps around or “hugs” the injured toe and its “buddy toe” (neighboring toe(s)). The interior consists of a soft foam cushion for comfort around the toe(s). The exterior consists of a firm and soft Velcro for stabilization, flexibility and adjust-ability that enables the perfect fit around the toes. The toe wrap is similar to a jewelry piece or decorative accessory, and contains various selections of jewels, glitter, quotes and phrases, patterns and colors, and pictures that enhance the appeal, and allows users of both genders to accessorize and match their attire with various designed toe wraps. | 04-30-2015 |
20150297385 | Toe Protector - A toe protector includes a main body made from soft and flexible materials, formed with a big-toe hole, a second toe hole and a partition block located therebetween, the main body having a first peripheral wall of U-shaped cross section extending laterally from a first side of the big-toe hole such that after extension of a big toe through the big-toe hole, the first peripheral wall encloses the big toe, the one side of the big-toe hole and parts of a foot, the main body further having a second peripheral wall of C-shaped cross section extending from a second side of the second toe hole such that after extension of a second toe through the second toe hole, the second peripheral wall encloses the second side of the second toe hole to confine the partition block between the big-toe hole and the second toe hole. | 10-22-2015 |
20150359652 | TOE CORRECTION DEVICE - The present invention relates to a toe correction device including an elastic body readily worn on the foot while preventing inadvertent removal thereof, a toe insertion opening formed in the front of the body for inserting each of the toes so as to expose the front part of the toes, and a thick resilient correction part arranged between adjacent toe insertion openings so as to correct the toes while the user is freely moving, and to massage the toes during walking, thus assisting the blood circulation. | 12-17-2015 |
602031000 | Toenail appliance | 18 |
20090048551 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TREATING INGROWN NAILS - An adjustable and controllable device for treating ingrown nail comprises a releasing portion adapted to be connected to the ingrown nail plate surface and an adjustable portion adapted to exert changeable force on the releasing portion so as to elevate portions of the nail plate surface. The force that is exerted can be mechanical, magnetic, piezoelectric or any other force. A method is also provided. | 02-19-2009 |
20090204045 | Corrective Device for Ingrown Toenail and Incurvated Toenail - Provided is a corrective device for ingrown toenails and incurvated toenails. The corrective device includes a central member made of a shape-memory alloy; and prefabricated toenail side-engaging parts, each being attached to both ends of the central member. The corrective device of the present invention has advantages such as provision of strong corrective force over the entire toenail, convenient use, suitability for long-term use, straight growth of a toenail that will grow after a surgical treatment of the ingrown toenail, and straightening of a curved toenail. | 08-13-2009 |
20100137771 | Apparatus for Correcting an Ingrown Nail - A device for correcting an ingrown nail surely by a simple operation in a short time period of about 30 min to one hour without inflicting a pain on a patient. The ingrown nail correcting device comprises a vertical press down member having a press down head at the lower end portion, a raising angle sustention means extending laterally with a press down means being fixed to an intermediate portion, and raising members extending downward from positions facing each other while holding the intermediate portion of the raising angle sustention means therebetween and holding an anchor at each of the lower end portion. When a tension is applied to the raising member of the device attached to the outer surface of a nail, intermediate portion on the outer surface of the nail is pressed in the thickness direction of the finger by the press down head while exerting a raising force for correcting the ingrown nail for the anchors fixed to the side portion on the outer surface of the nail. | 06-03-2010 |
20100160845 | INGROWN NAIL CORRECTING DEVICE - The ingrown nail correcting device made of a resilient hard synthetic resin comprises an ingrown nail correcting device main body, an engaging member part curved into a hook shape to engage the ingrown nail and arranged at the front end of the ingrown nail correcting device main body, and a lever member inclined obliquely upward at an angle of 5 to 25 degrees with respect to the ingrown nail correcting device main body, and continuously arranged at a base end of the ingrown nail correcting device main body. The part between the ingrown nail correcting device main body and the lever member which are continuously arranged, is formed to serve as a fulcrum part. | 06-24-2010 |
20100228173 | Corrective Device for Deformed Nails - An elastic metal strip | 09-09-2010 |
20100262058 | DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT NAIL CORRECTIONS - A device for carrying out nail corrections, in particular in ingrown nails which are too severely curved, comprises at least one plastics material strip extending in a longitudinal direction. The plastics material strip is rubbery-elastic and longitudinally elastic. At each longitudinal end, it has a hook for engaging around and underneath the nail edge of the toenail to be corrected. The plastics material strip is expandable and, with the hook hooked in, can be adapted with respect to its length to a nail width of the nail to be corrected, so a restoring force due to elasticity brings about an upward force automatically adapted to a degree of curvature of the nail to be corrected. | 10-14-2010 |
20100268143 | PINCER NAIL CORRECTION TOOL - A pincer nail correction tool for remedying a pincer nail of a toe as the nail grows by bonding a necessary part separated from the body to the pincer nail. The tool includes a flat operating portion gripped before the necessary part is bonded and rotated in the direction in which the pincer nail is remedied, a thin-sheet abutting portion extending from the flat surface on one side of the operating portion and projecting straight toward the distal end, a thin-sheet engaging portion narrower than the abutting portion in the surface direction and extending from the surface on the other side of the operating portion substantially parallel with the abutting portion, and a bottom extending from one end face of the operating portion toward the distal end and connecting the abutting portion with the engaging portion to form a J-shaped cross-section. The projection length of the abutting portion is longer than that of the engaging portion. | 10-21-2010 |
20110257570 | SCREW NAIL CORRECTING APPARATUS - A screw nail correcting apparatus used for treating ingrown nails seen in human feet and/or hands adapts to different nail widths and to the changes that may occur in time on the same nail and practically enables pulling of the nail with an amount of force complying with the requirement. The fact that the apparatus is not a single piece and that it can be mounted separately from both sides of the nail provides ease of use, and the screw mobile part in the middle thereof helps to adjust the tautness according to the requirement of the nail at the concerned moment. | 10-20-2011 |
20110282257 | INCURVATED NAIL CORRECTION TOOL - To provide an incurvated nail correction tool for deformed nails that can be put on easily by a patient alone without causing pain, the incurvated nail correction tool | 11-17-2011 |
20120197172 | NAIL CORRECTING DEVICE AND MEDICAL SET FOR NAIL CORRECTION - A device includes: a cylindrical body formed of an elastic material; and a slit formed along a longitudinal direction of the cylindrical body from one end to an opposite end of the cylindrical body, a distal end of a nail being inserted to be held in the slit. The cylindrical body includes: plural pairs of holding teeth plurally divided in the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical body by dividing grooves formed from the slit along a circumferential direction of the cylindrical body such that the holding teeth of each pair are opposed to each other across the slit to hold the distal end of the nail; and coupling pieces configured to couple adjacent ones of the holding teeth on an opposite side of the slit. | 08-02-2012 |
20120238930 | NAIL CORRECTIVE BRACE - A corrective brace which has a simple structure with fewer components, prevents lowering of a correcting force of a nail, can be easily attached to the nail body, and will not disturb daily life after attachment is provided. | 09-20-2012 |
20130041304 | PODIATRIC SYSTEM - A device and method for treating an ingrown nail condition is provided. The method prevents a phenol solution that is applied during a P & A procedure from coming into contact with the surrounding skin and nail bed. The device is essentially a plastic tube which comes in different lengths and widths and has a specially shaped aperture located at one end. A stick-shaped cotton applicator is inserted through the tube so as to ensure direct application of the phenol solution onto only the nail matrix. As a result, the phenol solution is prevented from coming into contact with the skin and nail bed, thereby reducing post-operative healing time, post-operative infection and post-operative pain. | 02-14-2013 |
20130102942 | INGROWN NAIL CORRECTION TOOL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INGROWN NAIL CORRECTION TOOL, AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING DURABILITY AND CORRECTIVE FORCE OF INGROWN NAIL CORRECTION TOOL - The longitudinal direction (rolling direction) and the width direction of a cold processed plate material are indicated. The layout direction of an ingrown nail correction tool material is arranged such that the longitudinal direction of a material of a correction tool body substantially corresponds to the width direction, and the direction in which a material of a nail holder portion is formed substantially corresponds to a direction in which the cold processed plate material is processed. The material of the ingrown nail correction tool is cut out from the cold processed plate material and processed such that the longitudinal direction of the correction tool body of an ingrown nail correction tool is substantially perpendicular to the direction in which the cold processed plate material is processed. The direction in which the nail holder portion is formed substantially corresponds to the direction in which the cold processed plate material is processed. | 04-25-2013 |
20130267879 | AUXILIARY DEVICE FOR MOUNTING NAIL DEFORMITY CORRECTION DEVICE AND NAIL DEFORMITY CORRECTION DEVICE MOUNTED ON A NAIL BY THE SAME - There are provided an auxiliary device for mounting nail deformity correction device and a nail deformity correction device mounted on a nail by the same. The auxiliary device includes a resilient block that is placed in parallel with a finger and toe nail in a longitudinal direction of the finger and toe nail, and has elasticity to be elastically contracted and restored in a width direction of the finger and toe nail, and a pair of parallel protrusions that protrudes from an end of the resilient block to be inserted into an inside of the finger and toe nail, and is spaced apart from each other at a predetermined distance in the width direction of the finger and toe nail. | 10-10-2013 |
20140350448 | DEVICE FOR CORRECTING INGROWING FOOT NAILS AND A METHOD FOR COSMETIC CORRECTION OF INGROWING FOOT NAILS - A device for correcting ingrowing foot nails. It comprises a base ( | 11-27-2014 |
20150351948 | INCURVATED-NAILS AND INGROWN-NAILS CORRECTING DEVICE THAT USES A MAGNETIC FORCE - Provided is an incurvated-nails and ingrown-nails correcting device that uses a magnetic force and that is capable of adjusting the space between a magnet and a magnetic sheet that is placed on a nail. The subject device includes a magnetic sheet that is placed on a nail; the device's main part that includes a body that is attached to the magnetic sheet by using an adhesive agent or by using the magnetic force of the magnet, an arm that extends outward from the body, a head that is arranged at the edge of the arm, and a joint by which the arm is rotatably connected to the body and by which the head is rotatably connected to the arm; and a magnet mounted on the head. | 12-10-2015 |
20160067079 | NAIL DEFORMITY CORRECTION DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR NAIL DEFORMITY CORRECTION DEVICE - Provided is a nail deformity correction device for effectively correcting a fingernail/toenail by applying an appropriate correction force. The nail deformity correction device includes: a first body having a plate shape, elastically bent by an external force, and being attachable to the surface of a fingernail/toenail; a second body having a plate shape, overlapping the first body, fixed to the first body, and elastically bending with the first body; a core inserted between the first body and the second body and restored into a memorized shape in accordance with a temperature change; and contact portions formed by bringing portions of the first body and the second body in close contact with each other outside the core, in which the first body, the second body, and the core expand and correct a deformed portion of the fingernail/toenail. | 03-10-2016 |
20160128862 | INGROWN NAIL CORRECTING DEVICE - Provide a correcting device capable of being placed onto a nail without applying an excessive force to the nail or of being properly applicable for correcting nails having different sizes. | 05-12-2016 |