SOCK FOR PROTECTION AGAINST INGROWN NAIL (VERSIONS) Russian patent published in 2024 - IPC A61F5/11 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: declared group of inventions relates to medical equipment, namely to orthopaedic devices. Sock for protection against ingrown nail comprises body, sole part and foot supporting elements. Foot supporting elements are located on the sole part of the sock, the first supporting element is made in the form of a big toe instep support in the form of a wedge-shaped pad, semi-circular shape from silicone, having a thickness bevel in the direction of the inner side of the big toe and located under the lower surface of the big toe. Semi-circular side of the pad coincides with the direction of the outer lateral side of the big toe, the second supporting element is made in the form of a longitudinal instep support installed under the longitudinal arch on the inner side of the foot. Sock for protection against ingrown nail comprises body, sole part and foot supporting elements. Foot supporting elements are located on the sole part of the sock, the first supporting element is made in the form of a pronator of the big toe in the form of a wedge-shaped pad, semi-circular shape from silicone, having a thickness bevel in the direction of the outer side of the big toe and located under the lower surface of the big toe. Semi-circular side of the pad coincides with the direction of the inner lateral side of the big toe, the second supporting element is made in the form of a longitudinal instep support installed under the longitudinal arch on the inner side of the foot. Versions of the sock for protection against an ingrown nail are provided with a third supporting element. Third supporting element is one of the versions: the third supporting element is made in the form of a plate installed under the heel, one end of which is made in the form of an oval, changing into a rectangle made at the other end, having a bevel in thickness in the direction from the heel to the middle part of the foot; third support element is made in the form of a wedge-shaped plate installed under the heel, one end of which is made in the form of an oval, which changes into a rectangle made at the other end, having a bevel in thickness in the direction of the outer side of the foot; third supporting element is made in the form of a wedge-shaped plate installed under the heel, one end of which is made in the form of an oval, which changes into a rectangle made at the other end, having a bevel in thickness in the direction of the inner side of the foot.

EFFECT: formation of reliable long-term protection and counteracting risk factors of ingrown nail in patient.

8 cl, 16 dwg