Back to results
US 2006/0155233 A1Published application
Orthopaedic device for correcting abnormal positions of the toes
AssigneeHallufix AG
InventorsVitus Huber, Axel Krauss
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
The invention concerns an orthopaedic device for the correction of incorrectly positioned toes, having a fastening provision (8a) in the region of the big toe, a fastening provision (8b) in the region of the central foot and a flexible splint (9), extends between the fastening provisions (8a, 8b) along the inner side of the foot, and in which the flexible splint (9) is formed as a hinged splint, articulated in the direction of flexion and extension of the toe or toes.
Claims51
An orthopaedic device for the correction of wrongly positioned toes, comprising:
- a first fastening provision in a region of a big toe,
- a second fastening provision in a region of a central foot, and
- a flexible splint, which is held by the fastening provisions in the regions of the big toe and the central foot and which extends along an inner side of the foot wherein the flexible splint is formed as a hinged flexible splint, articulated in a direction of flexion and extension of a toe or toes requiring correction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.