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Medical device for an athlete's digits

a technology for athletes and digits, applied in the field of medical devices for athletes' digits, can solve the problems of similar injuries to the toes and limited treatment options

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-01-25
LIEBOWITZ TYLER
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Benefits of technology

"The patent describes a medical device for protecting fingers and toes from injuries in sports. The device is a sheath that is designed to cover and support one or more fingers and toes. The sheath is made of a flexible sheet of material, such as spandex, and can be used in a variety of sports to provide support and protect the fingers and knuckles from further injury. The technical effect of this patent is to provide a better way to prevent and treat finger and toe injuries in sports."

Problems solved by technology

Falls onto hard, unyielding surfaces (for example. a basketball floor) may result in jams.
Toes may be similarly injured, though the treatment options are typically more limited.

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[0023] Throughout this description, the embodiments and examples shown should be considered as exemplars, rather than limitations on the apparatus and methods disclosed or claimed.

[0024] Referring now to FIG. 2, there is shown a plan view of the palm 115 of a hand 100 and a sheath 820. As the most common finger injured in physical sports is the middle finger 140, the sheath 820 is shown disposed around a circumference of the first digit, first knuckle and the second digit of the middle finger 140.

[0025] The term sheath refers to a device which at least partially covers and / or supports a finger or toe (i.e., a digit) of a warm blooded vertebrate, having a general geometry of a hollow cylinder such as a sleeve, with either open ends or one open and one closed end. The sheath 820 may have the shape of a thimble, a cylinder a mitt or other geometry.

[0026] The sheath 820 may be utilized as a medical device in a variety of sports. The sheath 820 may provide support to one or more digit...

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Abstract

There is disclosed a medical device and a medical treatment process. The device may be a sheath. The sheath may fit around at least a circumference of a finger. The sheath may be attachable and detachable to adjacent sheaths. The process may include wrapping a first piece of an elastic material around a circumference of at least two adjacent digits and a knuckle between the at least two adjacent digits of a first finger, wrapping a second piece of the elastic material around a circumference of a second, adjacent finger. The elastic material may have a first surface with a frictional element and a second surface with an adhesive.

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RELATED APPLICATION INFORMATION [0001] This patent claims priority to and incorporates by reference U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 821,669 filed Aug. 7, 2006. [0002] This patent incorporates by reference U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 743,674 filed Mar. 22, 2006, which discloses devices and features which may be combined with or complementary to those described herein.NOTICE OF COPYRIGHTS AND TRADE DRESS [0003] A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material which is subject to copyright protection. This patent document may show and / or describe matter which is or may become trade dress of the owner. The copyright and trade dress owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent disclosure as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent files or records, but otherwise reserves all copyright and trade dress rights whatsoever. BACKGROUND [0004] 1. Field [0005] This disclosure relates to medical devices for...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61F5/00
CPCA61F5/10A61F5/0118
Inventor LIEBOWITZ, TYLER
Owner LIEBOWITZ TYLER
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