A hallux valgus corrector convenient to wear

Abstract

The application discloses a hallux valgus corrector convenient to wear, which comprises a metatarsal bone supporting piece, a connecting piece, a toe supporting plate, a clamping plate and an adjusting mechanism, the connecting piece is rotatably arranged at the end of the metatarsal bone supporting piece, the toe supporting plate is hinged to the end of the connecting piece, the clamping plate is arranged above the toe supporting plate, the top of the toe supporting plate is provided with upward extending first inserting plates at both sides, the bottom of the clamping plate is provided with second inserting plates which are telescopically arranged on the first inserting plates, a containing cavity for containing toes is formed between the clamping plate and the toe supporting plate, the adjusting mechanism is arranged at the bottom of the connecting piece and connected with the clamping plate, so that the clamping plate is displaced towards the toe supporting plate, the height of the containing cavity is reduced, and the toe supporting plate rotates at the hinged position with the connecting piece. The hallux valgus corrector adopts a bandage type structure to fix the toes, the wearing steps are complicated, and the problem that the bandage is easy to be loosened during the orthopedic process is solved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the field of orthopedic devices, in particular to a hallux valgus corrector which is convenient to wear. BACKGROUND

[0002] Hallux valgus is a common disease of the foot, with hallux valgus deformity and first metatarsal head protrusion as the main clinical manifestations. Severe patients often have hallux cysts, which not only have clinical symptoms such as pain, but also affect the appearance of the foot.

[0003] At present, the medical community adopts conservative treatment method of wearing a corrector for mild hallux valgus patients, and mainly adopts surgical treatment for moderate and severe hallux valgus patients. The main advantage of this surgery is minimally invasive, without using internal fixation, good orthopedic effect, and the disadvantage is that the cut end is prone to displacement after the surgery, which causes the recurrence of hallux valgus deformity.

[0004] In order to orthopedic for mild, moderate and severe hallux valgus without surgery, the enterprise has developed a hallux valgus corrector, which mainly fixes the toes by a strap, and drives the strap to rotate through an adjusting mechanism, so that an angle of valgus is formed between the toe support part with the strap and the sole support part, and then the size of the angle of valgus is adjusted according to the degree of hallux valgus of the patient, so that it can adapt to the orthopedic of hallux valgus patients of any degree.

[0005] Although the current hallux valgus corrector can well adapt to the orthopedic of different hallux valgus patients, since it is a strap structure for fixing the toes, when wearing the corrector, the strap needs to be removed first, then the toes are placed on the strap, and then the strap is wrapped around the toes, and then the adjusting mechanism or the tightening structure is used to tighten the toes on the corrector, which is complicated and cumbersome, and is not convenient to operate, and is prone to loosening during the orthopedic process. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a hallux valgus corrector which is convenient to wear to solve the above technical problems. SUMMARY

[0006] The present application aims to provide a hallux valgus corrector which is convenient to wear, in order to solve the problem that the existing hallux valgus corrector adopts a strap structure to fix the toes, and the steps of wearing are complicated, and is prone to loosening during the orthopedic process.

[0007] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present application provides a hallux valgus corrector which is convenient to wear, and the specific implementation scheme is as follows:

[0008] The application discloses a hallux valgus corrector which is convenient to wear and comprises a metatarsal bone supporting piece, a connecting piece, a toe supporting plate, a clamping plate and an adjusting mechanism.

[0009] At present, the existing hallux valgus corrector fixes the toes through a bandage, drives the bandage to rotate through an adjusting mechanism, forms an angle between the toe supporting part and the sole supporting part with the bandage, adjusts the size of the angle according to the degree of hallux valgus of the wearer, and makes the hallux valgus corrector adapt to the orthopedics of the wearer with any degree of hallux valgus. Although the hallux valgus corrector can adapt to the orthopedics of the wearer with different degrees of hallux valgus, the bandage type structure is used to fix the toes, and when the hallux valgus corrector is worn, the bandage needs to be removed first, then the toes are placed on the bandage, and the toes are tightly fixed on the hallux valgus corrector through the bandage after the bandage is wrapped around the toes, so that the process is complicated and inconvenient to operate, and the hallux valgus corrector is easy to be loosened during the orthopedic process.

[0010] The hallux valgus corrector of the application has the advantages that the first inserting plate is arranged on the top of the toe supporting plate, the second inserting plate is arranged on the bottom of the clamping plate and is liftable and lowerable on the first inserting plate, the clamping plate is arranged above the toe supporting plate, the accommodating cavity for accommodating the toes of the wearer is formed between the clamping plate and the toe supporting plate, the clamping plate is driven to move towards the toe supporting plate and the height of the accommodating cavity is reduced through the adjustment of the adjusting mechanism arranged on the bottom of the connecting piece and connected with the clamping plate, so that the volume of the accommodating cavity is reduced or the distance of the upward movement of the clamping plate is limited, the height of the accommodating cavity is increased, the volume of the accommodating cavity is increased, the hallux valgus corrector is suitable for the toes of different patients, the accommodating cavity has a large volume in the initial state, the toes of the patient are directly sleeved into the accommodating cavity, the clamping plate is driven to move downwards through the adjusting mechanism, the volume of the accommodating cavity is reduced, the toes of the wearer are clamped in the accommodating cavity by the clamping plate and the toe supporting plate, the hallux valgus corrector has the advantages of simple structure, convenient wearing and stable wearing, and effectively solves the problems that the existing hallux valgus corrector adopts the bandage type structure to fix the toes, the wearing process is complicated, and the hallux valgus corrector is easy to be loosened during the orthopedic process.

[0011] As a further improvement of the present application, the top of the first plug-in plate is provided with an upwardly extending plug-in protrusion, and the second plug-in plate is provided with a plug-in slot which is arranged to be sleeved on the plug-in protrusion in a lifting manner.

[0012] Further, the side of the plug-in protrusion is provided with a limiting block, and the side of the second plug-in plate is provided with a limiting slot which is communicated with the plug-in slot, and the limiting block is arranged to be inserted into the limiting slot in a lifting manner.

[0013] Further, the connecting position of the plate body of the first plug-in plate and the plug-in protrusion is provided with a limiting step, and the bottom of the second plug-in plate is arranged to be abutted on the limiting step in a lifting manner.

[0014] As a further improvement of the present application, the adjusting mechanism comprises an adjusting knob and a tension rope, the adjusting knob is arranged to be rotatably located at the bottom position of the connecting member, the tension rope is arranged to be connected to the adjusting knob in a tightening or loosening manner, and the tension rope is arranged to be wound on the two side portions of the clamping plate from the end of the bottom of the toe supporting plate, and then is connected to the front end position of the toe supporting plate through the clamping plate.

[0015] Further, the adjusting knob is fixedly arranged with a cylindrical body which is rotatably connected with the connecting member at one end of the connecting member, and a wire sleeve which is arranged outside the cylindrical body, the tension rope is wound on the cylindrical body and is connected to the toe supporting plate through the wire sleeve.

[0016] Further, the bottom of the toe supporting plate is provided with at least one guide sleeve, and the tension rope is arranged to pass through the guide sleeve in a tightening or loosening manner.

[0017] Further, the guide sleeve comprises a first guide sleeve which is arranged at the two side positions of the end of the toe supporting plate and a second guide sleeve which is arranged at the front end of the toe supporting plate, the tension rope is arranged to extend from the two side positions of the end of the toe supporting plate, to pass through the first guide sleeve in sequence, to be wound on the side portions of the clamping plate from the toe supporting plate and the clamping plate, and to pass through the second guide sleeve at the front end of the toe supporting plate, and the wire sleeve is arranged to be two, and the two ends of the tension rope are arranged to pass through the two wire sleeves and to be wound on the cylindrical body.

[0018] As a further improvement of the present application, the top of the clamping plate is provided with a third guide sleeve at the two side positions, and the tension rope is arranged to be wound on the side portions of the clamping plate and to pass through the third guide sleeve.

[0019] As a further improvement of the present application, the end of the connecting member is provided with a rotatable connecting shaft, and the toe supporting plate is arranged to be hingedly fixed with the connecting member through the connecting shaft.

[0020] Based on the above technical scheme, the present application has the following beneficial effects compared with the prior art:

[0021] 1. The connecting of the clamping plate and the toe support plate is achieved by setting the plug-in protrusion on the top of the first plug-in plate, setting the plug-in slot on the second plug-in plate, and inserting the plug-in protrusion into the plug-in slot, so that the connecting is simple and convenient, and the clamping plate is convenient to disassemble and replace.

[0022] 2. The limiting block is set on the side of the plug-in protrusion, and the limiting slot communicating with the plug-in slot is set on the side of the second plug-in plate, so that when the clamping plate and the toe support plate are connected, the plug-in protrusion on the top of the first plug-in plate is inserted into the plug-in slot of the second plug-in plate, and the limiting block is inserted into the limiting slot, which can guide the clamping plate to rise and prevent the clamping plate from shaking during use.

[0023] 3. The limiting step is set at the connection between the first plug-in plate and the plug-in protrusion, so that when the clamping plate is lowered under the adjustment of the adjusting mechanism, the limiting step abuts against the bottom of the second plug-in plate, limiting the further lowering of the clamping plate, and avoiding the situation that the clamping plate is pressed too much to the toes of the wearer.

[0024] 4. The adjusting mechanism adopts the structure of the adjusting knob and the elastic rope, so that the user only needs to rotate the adjusting knob to tighten or loosen the elastic rope, pull down the clamping plate, reduce the volume of the accommodating cavity, or loosen the restriction on the clamping plate to provide space for the clamping plate to rise, increase the volume of the accommodating cavity, so that the corrector is suitable for clamping correction of toes of different sizes, and the adjusting method is simple and convenient. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0025] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the present application;

[0026] Figure 2 It is an exploded view of the present application;

[0027] Figure 3 It is a bottom view of the present application;

[0028] Figure 4 It is a perspective view of the present application;

[0029] Figure 5 It is a perspective view of the toe support plate of the present application;

[0030] Figure 6 It is a perspective view of the clamping plate of the present application;

[0031] Figure 7 It is a use state diagram of the corrector of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] A thumb-out corrector convenient to wear is described in combination with the drawings.

[0033] As Figures 1-6As shown, the hallux valgus corrector comprises a metatarsal support 1, a connecting piece 2, a toe support plate 3, a clamping plate 4, and an adjusting mechanism 6, an upper surface of one end of the metatarsal support 1 is provided with the connecting piece 2 which can rotate around the vertical axis as the axis center line, the outer periphery of the connecting piece 2 is hingedly connected with the toe support plate 3, the clamping plate 4 is installed above the toe support plate 3 and can be lifted and lowered relative to the toe support plate 3, so that a height-adjustable accommodating cavity 5 is formed between the toe support plate 3 and the clamping plate 4 for accommodating the hallux of the patient, the bottom of the connecting piece 2 is provided with the rotatable adjusting mechanism 6 which is connected with the clamping plate 4 for pulling the clamping plate 4 and driving the toe support plate 3 to rotate a certain angle around the hinge with the connecting piece 2.

[0034] Further, the outer periphery of the connecting piece 2 extends with a connecting arm, the end of the connecting arm is provided with a port, the port is correspondingly installed with a rotatable connecting shaft 21, the end of the toe support plate 3 is hingedly connected with the connecting piece 2 with the connecting shaft 21 as the hinge axis.

[0035] Further, the top of the toe support plate 3 is provided with two upward extending first insertion plates 31 at both sides, the bottom of the clamping plate 4 is provided with downward extending second insertion plates 41 at both sides, each of the second insertion plates 41 is correspondingly sleeved on each of the first insertion plates 31 in a liftable manner.

[0036] Further, the first insertion plate 31 comprises an insertion protrusion 311 protruding on the top of the plate body, the second insertion plate 41 is provided with an insertion slot 411, the insertion protrusion 311 is inserted into the insertion slot 411 to realize the liftable connection of the clamping plate 4 and the toe support plate 3.

[0037] Further, the side of the insertion protrusion 311 is provided with a limiting block 312, the side of the second insertion plate 41 is provided with a limiting slot 412 which communicates with the insertion slot 411, when the insertion protrusion 311 is inserted into the insertion slot 411, the limiting block 312 is inserted into the limiting slot 412, the insertion of the insertion protrusion 311 and the insertion slot 411 plays a limiting role to prevent the clamping plate 4 from shaking, and the limiting block 312 and the limiting slot 412 further limit the shaking of the clamping plate 4 during use.

[0038] Further, the connecting part of the plate body of the first insertion plate 31 and the insertion protrusion 311 is provided with a limiting step 313, the bottom of the second insertion plate 41 is liftable and abuts on the limiting step 313 to limit the displacement stroke of the clamping plate 4 towards the toe support plate 3.

[0039] The adjusting mechanism 6 comprises an adjusting knob 61 and a tight rope 62, the adjusting knob 61 is rotatably arranged at the bottom of the connecting piece 2, the tight rope 62 is tightly or loosely connected to the adjusting knob 61, and the tight rope 62 is led out from the end of the bottom of the toe supporting plate 3, upwards to the two sides of the clamping plate 4, and is connected to the front end of the toe supporting plate 3 through the clamping plate 4.

[0040] Further, the adjusting knob 61 is provided with a cylindrical body (not shown in the figure) rotatably connected to the connecting piece 2 at one end of the connecting piece 2, the outer side of the cylindrical body is provided with two wire sleeves 612, and the two ends of the tight rope 62 are respectively threaded through the two wire sleeves 612 and wound on the cylindrical body, so that rotating the adjusting knob 61 will drive the tight rope 62 to wind on the cylindrical body, achieving traction or relaxation of the clamping plate 4.

[0041] Specifically, the cylindrical body is a structure comprising an inner cylindrical body and an outer cylindrical body, the wire sleeve 612 is arranged on the outer side of the outer cylindrical body and penetrates the outer cylindrical body, so that the tight rope 62 can be wound on the inner cylindrical body.

[0042] Specifically, the structure of the adjusting mechanism 6 adopts the corresponding structure of the rope belt adjusting device disclosed in the invention patent with publication number CN210382859U, which will not be described here. It can be understood that the adjusting mechanism 6 can also adopt other equivalent structures as long as it can realize the functions of tightening and loosening the tight rope 62.

[0043] Further, the bottom of the toe supporting plate 3 is provided with at least one guide sleeve 32, and the tight rope 62 is tightly or loosely threaded in the guide sleeve 32. Specifically, the guide sleeve 32 comprises a first guide sleeve 321 arranged at the two sides of the end of the bottom of the toe supporting plate 3, and the tight rope 62 is threaded through the first guide sleeve 321 and then penetrates the toe supporting plate 3 to extend to the two sides of the clamping plate 4. The top of the clamping plate 4 is provided with a third guide sleeve 43 for the tight rope 62 to thread through. The guide sleeve 32 further comprises a second guide sleeve 322 arranged at the front end of the bottom of the toe supporting plate 3, and the tight rope 62 wound on the two sides of the clamping plate 4 is threaded through the clamping plate 4 and the toe supporting plate 3 and then threaded in the second guide sleeve 322.

[0044] The metatarsal supporting piece 1 is provided with two opposite through grooves 11 at one end relative to the connecting piece 2, which are used to connect and fix the band structure or clamping plate structure for connecting the wearer's metatarsal bones.

[0045] The bottom of the metatarsal supporting piece 1 is provided with a downwardly extending mounting convex ring 12, and the connecting piece 2 is provided with a groove (not shown in the figure) sleeved with the mounting convex ring 12.

[0046] Further, the metatarsal bone support 1 is provided with a through hole 13 at one end of the connecting member 2 in the axial direction of the connecting member 2, and the connecting member 2 is provided with a through hole 22 matched with the through hole 13, so that when the connecting member 2 is sleeved on the metatarsal bone support 1, the through hole 13 and the through hole 22 are correspondingly arranged to provide a rotating shaft (not shown) connecting the metatarsal bone support 1 and the connecting member 2, and the rotating shaft is arranged in the through hole 13 and the through hole 22.

[0047] The accompanying drawings are incorporated into this specification and constitute a part of this specification. Figure 7 As shown in the drawings, when the hallux valgus corrector of the embodiment is worn, first, the wearer fixes the metatarsal bone on the metatarsal bone support 1, and the hallux of the foot to be corrected is sleeved in the accommodating cavity 5;

[0048] Then, the adjusting knob 61 is rotated to tighten the elastic rope 62, the clamp plate 4 is lowered to reduce the volume of the accommodating cavity, so as to clamp the hallux of the wearer, finally, the adjusting knob 61 is continuously rotated to drive the toe support 3 to rotate around the connecting shaft at the end of the connecting member 2 to an angle suitable for the degree of hallux valgus of the patient, and then the hallux valgus is corrected after being worn for a period of time.

[0049] The hallux valgus corrector is convenient to wear, has the advantages of simple structure, convenient wearing and stable wearing, and effectively solves the problems that the existing hallux valgus corrector adopts a bandage structure to fix the toes, the wearing steps are complicated, and the bandage is easy to loosen during the orthopedic process.

[0050] According to the disclosure and teaching of the above description, those skilled in the art in the field of the present application can also make changes and modifications to the above embodiments. Therefore, the present application is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed and described above, and some modifications and changes of the present application should also fall within the protection scope of the claims of the present application. In addition, although some specific terms are used in the specification, these terms are only for convenience of description and do not constitute any limitation on the present application.

Claims

1. A hallux valgus corrector that is easy to wear, characterized by, The device includes a metatarsal support (1), a connector (2), a toe support plate (3), a clamp (4), and an adjustment mechanism (6). The connector (2) is rotatably disposed at the end of the metatarsal support (1). The toe support plate (3) is hinged to the end of the connector (2). The clamp (4) is disposed above the toe support plate (3). The top two sides of the toe support plate (3) are provided with upwardly extending first insertion plates (31). The bottom two sides of the clamp (4) are provided with adjustable fittings that can be raised and lowered. The second plug-in plate (41) on the first plug-in plate (31) forms a receiving cavity (5) for accommodating the toes between the clamp plate (4) and the toe support plate (3); the adjustment mechanism (6) is located at the bottom of the connector (2) and is connected to the clamp plate (4) to provide traction force to the clamp plate (4) toward the toe support plate (3), and to lower the clamp plate (4) to reduce the height of the receiving cavity (5), and to rotate the toe support plate (3) about the hinge point between it and the connector (2); The adjustment mechanism (6) includes an adjustment knob (61) and a tension rope (62). The adjustment knob (61) is rotatably located at the bottom of the connector (2). The tension rope (62) is connected to the adjustment knob (61) and can be tightened or loosened. The tension rope (62) passes upward from the bottom end of the toe support plate (3), wraps around both sides of the clamp plate (4), passes through the clamp plate (4), and connects to the front end of the toe support plate (3). The top of the first plug plate (31) is provided with an upwardly extending plug protrusion (311), and the second plug plate (41) is provided with a plug groove (411) for the plug protrusion (311) to be inserted.

2. The wearable hallux valgus corrector according to claim 1, characterized in that, The side of the plug-in protrusion (311) is provided with a limiting block (312), and the side of the second plug-in plate (41) is provided with a limiting groove (412) that communicates with the plug-in groove (411). The limiting block (312) can be inserted into the limiting groove (412) in a vertically adjustable manner.

3. The wearable hallux valgus corrector according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first plug plate (31) has a limiting step (313) at the connection between the plate body and the plug protrusion (311), and the bottom of the second plug plate (41) can be raised and lowered to abut against the limiting step (313).

4. The wearable hallux valgus corrector according to claim 1, characterized in that, The adjustment knob (61) is fixed to a cylinder that is rotatably connected to the connector (2) at one end near the connector (2), and a wire sleeve (612) is provided on the outside of the cylinder. The elastic cord (62) is wrapped around the cylinder and passes through the wire sleeve (612) to connect to the toe support plate (3).

5. The wearable hallux valgus corrector according to claim 4, characterized in that, The bottom of the toe support plate (3) is provided with at least one guide sleeve (32), and the elastic cord (62) can be loosely or loosely passed through the guide sleeve (32).

6. The wearable hallux valgus corrector according to claim 5, characterized in that, The guide sleeve (32) includes a first guide sleeve (321) located on both sides of the end of the toe support plate (3) and a second guide sleeve (322) located at the front end of the toe support plate (3). The elastic rope (62) extends from both sides of the end of the toe support plate (3), passes through the first guide sleeve (321) in sequence, passes through the toe support plate (3), wraps around the side of the clamp (4), passes through the clamp (4) and the front end of the toe support plate (3), and passes through the second guide sleeve (322). There are two wire sleeves (612). The two ends of the elastic rope (62) pass through the two wire sleeves (612) respectively and are wrapped around the cylinder.

7. The wearable hallux valgus corrector according to claim 1, characterized in that, The clamp (4) is provided with a third guide sleeve (43) at the top two sides, and the elastic rope (62) is wrapped around the side of the clamp (4) and passed through the third guide sleeve (43).

8. The wearable hallux valgus corrector according to any one of claims 1-7, characterized in that, The end of the connector (2) is provided with a rotatable connecting shaft (21), and the toe support plate (3) is hinged to the connector (2) via the connecting shaft (21).

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