Orthopedic device for mechanical treatment of hallux valgus

An orthopedic device for treating Hallux Valgus, the orthopedic device consisting essentially of a sleeve comprising:

• a main part shaped to fit a foot of a human body locally around metatarsals of the foot, a distal part shaped to encapsulate a big toe of the foot, and
• a connecting band between the main part and the distal part shaped to be positioned laterally on the foot,
• wherein the sleeve is an elastic sleeve shaped to be worn on the foot to exert a localized restraining effect on the metatarsals of the foot and being compatible with wearing of a shoe on the foot, and
• wherein a pad is secured on an inner wall of the elastic sleeve to be positioned laterally to the foot against skin of the foot and shaped to extend along a first metatarsal of the big toe without covering a top of the first metatarsal, the pad comprising a material having a friction coefficient preventing the pad positioned against the skin of the foot from slipping, under pressure exerted by the main part of the sleeve around the metatarsals, when the elastic sleeve is worn on the foot, a position of the pad along the first metatarsal and elastic elongation of the connecting band being adjustable to adjust a tensile force exerted by the connecting band between a lateral side of the first metatarsal and a tip of the big toe.

An orthopedic device for treating Hallux Valgus, the orthopedic device comprising a sleeve, a thin pad and a thick pad, the sleeve comprising:

• a main part shaped to fit a foot of a human body locally around metatarsals of the foot, a distal part shaped to encapsulate a big toe of the foot, and
• a connecting band between the main part and the distal part shaped to be positioned laterally on the foot,
• wherein the sleeve is an elastic sleeve shaped to be worn on the foot to exert a localized restraining effect on the metatarsals of the foot and being compatible with wearing of a shoe on the foot,
• wherein the thin pad is secured on an inner wall of the elastic sleeve to be positioned laterally to the foot against skin of the foot and extends along the connecting band from the distal part of the sleeve to the main part of the sleeve, the thin pad comprising an elastic material having a friction coefficient preventing the thin pad positioned against the skin of foot from slipping under pressure exerted by the main part of the sleeve around the metatarsals, when the elastic sleeve is worn on the foot, the thin pad being stretchable with the connecting band to keep its stretch by contact with the skin of the foot, without slipping using the friction coefficient, and
• wherein the thick pad is shaped and positioned between the sleeve and the thin pad to extend along a first metatarsal of the big toe without covering a top of the first metatarsal, a position of the thick pad along the first metatarsal and the elastic elongation of the connecting band and the thin pad being adjustable, to adjust a tensile force exerted by the connecting band and the thin pad between a lateral side of the first metatarsal and a tip of the big toe.