Adjustable orthopedic device

An application for an adjustable orthopedic device includes a holder configured to be worn on a wearer's foot. The holder has an elastic cloth band sized to encircle the wearer's foot at a location between the wearer's toes and the wearer's ankle. The holder also has a holding st...

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Hauptverfasser:	FRERIKS TIMOTHY A, NGUYEN PHU
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS FIRST-AID KITS FOMENTATION HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES PROSTHESES TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Zusammenfassung:	An application for an adjustable orthopedic device includes a holder configured to be worn on a wearer's foot. The holder has an elastic cloth band sized to encircle the wearer's foot at a location between the wearer's toes and the wearer's ankle. The holder also has a holding strap affixed to the elastic cloth band, the holding strap securely holds a platform beneath the wearer's foot. The platform is positioned beneath the wearer's foot and includes a magnetic material. Raised pads are provided for applying pressure to one or more bones of the wearer's foot, the raised pads include a ferromagnetic material providing a removable adherence to the platform through magnetic force and allowing the raised pads to be manually repositionable to any X and Y coordinate on the platform.