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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2022
Applicant:
Hallufix Ag, Grünwald, DE;
Inventors:
Manfred Brass, Grünwald, DE;
Franz Fischer, Amberg, DE;
Assignee:
HALLUFIX AG, Grünwald, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 7/26 (2006.01); A43B 3/12 (2006.01); A43B 7/14 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 7/14 (2013.01); A43B 3/126 (2013.01); A43B 7/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
Footwear for treating and preventing foot malpositions, in particular for treating and preventing hallux valgus, comprising a holding element configured for securing a foot relative to the footwear; and a tensioning element configured to be fastened to a toe and configured, in a state in which the footwear is fastened to the foot, to exert a first corrective force on the toe and to exert a second corrective force directed opposite to the first corrective force on a metatarsophalangeal joint of the toe, wherein the tensioning element is an elastic correcting strap.