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Ankle Orthosis

An orthosis configured to stretch tissue around an ankle joint of a patient and methods for assembling and using the same are provided. The orthosis includes a first member affixable to a lower leg of the patient, a second member affixable to a foot of the patient, the second member including a second extension member having an arcuate shape configured to move along an arcuate path relative to the first member when the second member is moved from a first position to a second position relative to the first member, and a drive assembly coupled to the first member and the second member, the drive assembly configured to move the second member with respect to the first member.

Foot-therapy and toe-aligning device
10265209 · 2019-04-23 · ·

Described is an exercise tool. More particularly, it is a therapy and exercise tool specifically devised as a foot-therapy and toe-aligning device to align, separate, and stretch toes. The foot-therapy and toe-aligning device comprises a frame with a plurality of posts connected with the frame. The device is formed of an elastic material such that a user may place at least one of the plurality of posts between a user's toes and pull the post to stretch and elongate the post between the toes. Upon release, the elastic material of the post causes the post to attempt to return to its original shape, thereby causing it to expand out and conform its shape to fit snugly against the user's toes. Additionally, the elastic material allows the toe posts to be positioned and maintained at numerous locations between the user's toes for customizable positioning between the toes.

THERAPEUTIC FOOTWEAR
20190098962 · 2019-04-04 ·

The present invention generally relates to therapeutic footwear such as sandals, conventional shoes, and corrective inserts that may be inserted into conventional shoes. Specifically, the therapeutic footwear may be used for maintaining, correcting, or repositioning the great toe to decrease pressure on the first metatarsal-phalangeal joint or bunion. Additional therapeutic features may include spreading of the wearer's toes, supporting the wearer's arch to control excessive pronation, and providing sustained heel cord stretch at rest, during ambulation, pedicure, and before, during, or after medical treatment.

Toe orthosis

An orthosis configured to stretch tissue around an ankle joint of a patient and methods for assembling and using the same are provided. The orthosis includes a first member affixable to a lower leg of the patient, a second member affixable to a foot of the patient, the second member including a second extension member having an arcuate shape configured to move along an arcuate path relative to the first member when the second member is moved from a first position to a second position relative to the first member, and a drive assembly coupled to the first member and the second member, the drive assembly configured to move the second member with respect to the first member.

Mobilizing musculoskeletal structures
12059367 · 2024-08-13 ·

A device for enclosing a finger includes a protective shell having an opening for receiving the finger. The protective shell defines an interior cavity that is sized and shaped to allow extension and flexion of the finger within the shell.

Device and method for fixation for bone or soft tissue deformity of digits

A fixation device comprises a first clamping member having an adjustable clamping collar and a first curved support portion attached to the adjustable clamping collar. The first clamping member is adapted to receive a digit. The first curved support portion is adapted to support an inferior surface of a proximal phalanx of the digit. A distal member is adjustably attachable to the first clamping member. The distal member has a second curved support surface adapted to support an inferior surface of a distal phalanx of the digit and a curved distal end adapted to apply a compressive force in a proximal direction to a distal end of the distal phalanx.

Adjustable toe orthotic device
12076263 · 2024-09-03 ·

A medical auxiliary equipment, in particular to an adjustable toe orthotic device, with a primary support and a secondary support connected by rotation; the primary and secondary supports are both provided with bandages, separately used for tying the primary support to the arch of the foot and the secondary support to the toe. Pivots of the primary and secondary supports are arranged with a lifting component, which is used to abut on the deformity point of the toe, and by adjusting the lifting distance of the lifting component, it adapts to different degrees of toe deformity. The device adapts to different toe deformities through the adjustment of the lifting degree of the abutting surface, so that the orthotic abutment of the toe orthotic device is always in the state that best matches the toe deformity of users.

TOE CORRECTOR
20240315863 · 2024-09-26 ·

The invention discloses a toe corrector comprising a corrector base with a toe bandage and a sole bandage provided thereon to cooperate with said corrector base; the toe corrector also includes an adjusting rope on the corrector base and an angle adjusting mechanism is provided to connect with the adjusting rope; said angle adjusting mechanism includes a rack belt and a latch adjusting component; one end of the rack belt is connected with the adjusting rope while the other end thereof passes the latch adjusting component; the position of the rack belt is adjusted through latch adjusting component. The invention adopts latch mechanism component to realize adjustment of the position of the rack belt, which can save more labor and avoid short rack broken or rack skipping effectively.

TOE SEPARATION CORRECTION SOCK
20240324697 · 2024-10-03 ·

A toe separation correction sock includes a toe separation sock and an elastic toe separation module, wherein a front end of the toe separation sock includes a hallux sleeving part and a second sleeving part, the second sleeving part is used for sleeving remaining four toes except for a hallux, the elastic toe separation module includes a carrier assembly and a filling assembly, the carrier assembly includes an elastic sleeve, the elastic sleeve is fixedly arranged between the hallux sleeving part and the second sleeving part, the filling assembly includes a plurality of filling blocks, and any filling block is capable of being contained in an inner cavity of the elastic sleeve. The elastic toe separation module is arranged on an outer side of the toe separation sock, then wearing and using of the toe separation sock and the elastic toe separation module are conveniently achieved.

Adjustable toe separator device and method of improving foot functioning
12090078 · 2024-09-17 ·

A toe separator system for improving foot functionality. The toe separator system provides a toe separator shell circumscribing a plurality of toe wedges spaced apart to define a plurality of toe slots. Each toe wedge may have a pill-receiving interior volume for removably receiving a separator pill of different shapes, sizes and densities so that a user can selectively increase the resulting width and form factor of each toe wedge based on the comfort level and desired foot functioning improvement a wearer desires.