Soraya Ann Abbassian

US Patent:

20100168632, Jul 1, 2010

Filed:

Dec 31, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/319026

Inventors:

Soraya Ann Abbassian - Boring OR, US
Ted Robert Skipper - Boring OR, US

International Classification:

A61F 5/00
A61F 13/06
A61B 19/00

US Classification:

602 30, 128894, 128893, 128898

Abstract:

A bunion reliever apparatus utilizes a rigid, concave, and tapered brace to place counter-pressure directly on the bunion. Pain relief is immediate as the big toe is urged back into its natural alignment. A stabilizing strap secures the brace along the side of the foot and a correction strap encircles and is tightened around the big toe. The correction strap forces the outside of the big toe to contact the rigid brace. Since the force securing the stabilizing strap to the foot exceeds the force exerted on the big toe by the correction strap, a counter-force is transferred directly onto the most exaggerated extension of the bunion by the rigid brace. For use in conjunction with the bunion reliever apparatus a set of exercises for relaxation, re-direction, and new tissue memory is provided.