Hallux valgus sandal

Abstract

A hallux valgus sandal ( 1 ) can include a sole element ( 10 ) having an outsole ( 12 ) and a footbed ( 14 ). The hallux valgus sandal ( 1 ) can also include a big-toe support( 40 ) for laterally supporting the big toe and a metatarsal belt ( 20 ), which circularly surrounds the metatarsal bones in interaction with the sole element ( 10 ) when the sandal ( 1 ) is worn and the length of which can be changed. A pressure cushion ( 30 ) is arranged on the inside of the sandal ( 1 ) in the area of the metatarsus in such a way that a laterally directed force can be applied to the inner metatarsal bone by applying the metatarsal belt ( 20 ) over the pressure cushion ( 30 ).

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         17 . A hallux valgus sandal ( 1 ), having:
 a sole element ( 10 ) with an outsole ( 12 ) and a footbed ( 14 ),   a big-toe support ( 40 ) for laterally supporting the big toe,   a metatarsal belt ( 20 ) which, when the sandal ( 1 ) is being worn, circularly surrounds the metatarsal bones in cooperation with the sole element ( 10 ) and can be changed in length, and   a pressure cushion ( 30 ) with an effective length (L) being arranged on the inside of the sandal ( 1 ) in the region of the metatarsus such that, through application of the metatarsal belt ( 20 ) over the pressure cushion ( 30 ), a laterally directed corrective force can be exerted on the inner metatarsal bone that can be adjusted by changing the length of the metatarsal belt, and the front force attack point is placed in the region of the soft tissues behind the first metatarsophalangeal joint.   
     
     
         18 . The hallux valgus sandal ( 1 ) as set forth in  claim 17 , wherein an effective length of the pressure cushion ( 30 ) running in the longitudinal direction of the sandal ( 1 ) corresponds to the length of a medial metatarsal region ( 54 ) of the sandal ( 1 ). 
     
     
         19 . The hallux valgus sandal ( 1 ) as set forth in  claim 18 , wherein the width of the metatarsal belt ( 20 ) on the inside of the sandal ( 1 ) corresponds substantially to the effective length of the pressure cushion ( 30 ). 
     
     
         20 . The hallux valgus sandal ( 1 ) as set forth in  claim 17 , wherein the metatarsal belt ( 20 ) has a decreasing width in the lateral direction. 
     
     
         21 . The hallux valgus sandal ( 1 ) as set forth in  claim 20 , wherein the metatarsal belt has a trapezoidal or triangular receptacle ( 28 ). 
     
     
         22 . The hallux valgus sandal ( 1 ) as set forth in  claim 17 , wherein a middle connecting point of the metatarsal belt ( 20 ) to the sole element ( 10 ) on the inside of the sandal ( 1 ) is arranged in the longitudinal direction of the sandal ( 1 ) in front of a middle connecting point on the outside of the sandal ( 1 ). 
     
     
         23 . The hallux valgus sandal ( 1 ) as set forth in  claim 17 , wherein the big-toe support ( 40 ) is embodied as a big-toe loop ( 42 ) that surrounds the big toe at least in part when the sandal ( 1 ) is worn. 
     
     
         24 . The hallux valgus sandal ( 1 ) as set forth in  claim 23 , wherein the length of the big-toe loop ( 42 ) can be adjusted. 
     
     
         25 . The hallux valgus sandal ( 1 ) as set forth in  claim 17 , wherein the metatarsal belt ( 20 ) and/or the big-toe loop ( 42 ) has a hook-and-pile fastener ( 22 ,  24 ) for adjusting the length. 
     
     
         26 . The hallux valgus sandal ( 1 ) as set forth in  claim 25 , wherein a receptacle ( 24 ) for the hook-and-pile strap ( 24 ) of the metatarsal belt ( 20 ) is arranged on the outside of the sandal ( 1 ). 
     
     
         27 . The hallux valgus sandal ( 1 ) as set forth in  claim 17 , wherein the footbed ( 14 ) is an orthopedic footbed. 
     
     
         28 . The hallux valgus sandal ( 1 ) as set forth in  claim 17 , wherein the footbed ( 14 ) has at least one pelotte ( 16 ). 
     
     
         29 . The hallux vlagus sandal ( 1 ) as set forth in  claim 17 , wherein the footbed ( 14 ) has at least one proprioceptive pelotte ( 16   a ,  16   b ,  16   c ). 
     
     
         30 . The hallux valgus sandal ( 1 ) as set forth in  claim 17 , wherein the outsole ( 12 ) has at least one rolling slit ( 18 ) arranged in the transverse direction with respect to the sandal ( 1 ). 
     
     
         31 . The hallux valgus sandal ( 1 ) as set forth in  claim 17 , wherein the outsole ( 12 ), the big-toe support ( 40 ) and parts of the metatarsal belt ( 20 ) are embodied integrally of plastic. 
     
     
         32 . The hallux valgus sandal ( 1 ) as set forth in  claim 31 , wherein the pressure cushion ( 30 ) and/or the footbed ( 14 ) are embodied integrally with the outsole ( 12 ), the big-toe support ( 40 ) and parts of the metatarsal belt ( 20 ). 
     
     
         33 . Hallux valgus sandal ( 1 ) as set forth in  claim 17 , wherein the footbed ( 14 ) and/or the pressure cushion ( 30 ) are embodied as exchangeable parts and are exchangeable.