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US 7,396,338 B2Granted
Orthopaedic device for correcting abnormal positions of the toes
AssigneeHallufix AG
InventorsVitus Maria Huber, Axel Krauss
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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 for placement in a region of a big toe,
- a second fastening provision for placement in a region of a central foot, and
- a flexible splint, which is held by the first and second fastening provisions and which is adapted to extend 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, the flexible splint including a hinge mechanism adapted to be positioned on the main big toe joint and having a pivot axis that corresponds approximately to the joint axis of the main big toe joint in the direction of flexion and extension.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.