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US 12,447,034 B2Granted
Wearable plantar fasciitis treatment device and related systems and methods
OwnerChristopher D. Lotufoinventor
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Abstract
Wearable treatment devices and methods for treatment of plantar fasciitis. Certain devices have a heel collar attachable to a heel of a foot and a toe brace having an elongate band attachable to the heel collar and at least one toe loop disposed at a distal end of the elongate band. Some embodiments also include a support strap attachable to the elongate band, the support strap having two strap arms positionable around the heel and attachable to each other.
Claims20
A wearable treatment device comprising:
- (a) a heel collar attachable to a heel of a foot, the heel collar comprising:
- (i) a heel sleeve positionable around the heel of the foot;
- and
- ii) a first attachment strap attached at each end to opposite sides of the heel sleeve, wherein the first attachment strap is positionable around a dorsum of the foot;
- (b) a toe brace comprising:
- (i) an elongate band attachable to the heel collar;
- and
- (ii) At least one toe loop disposed at a distal end of the elongate band;
- (c) a v-shaped support strap attachable to the elongate band, the support strap comprising two strap arms positionable around the heel and attachable to each other.
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A wearable treatment device comprising:
- (a) a heel collar attachable to a heel of a foot, the heel collar comprising:
- (i) a heel sleeve positionable around the heel of the foot;
- and
- (ii) a first attachment strap attached at each end to opposite sides of the heel sleeve, wherein the first attachment strap is positionable around a dorsum of the foot;
- (b) a toe brace comprising:
- (i) an elongate band attachable to the heel collar;
- and
- (ii) at least one toe loop disposed at a distal end of the elongate band;
- and
- (c) a support strap attachable to the elongate band, the support strap comprising two strap arms positionable around the heel and attachable to each other.
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A method of treating plantar fasciitis with a wearable treatment device, the method comprising:
- positioning a heel collar around a heel of a foot;
- attaching at least one toe loop of a toe brace to at least one toe of the foot;
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- attaching a proximal end of an elongate band of the toe brace to a portion of the heel collar on a bottom of the foot such that the elongate band is tensioned;
- and
- attaching a support strap around the heel such that the support strap is also disposed around a position of the heel collar and the toe brace.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.