Patent ID: 6793636
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: A61F,A61H

Abstract:
A therapeutic device for treating foot pathologies, the device comprising a generally-cylindrical body having a first end section, a convexly curved center section, a first intermediate section extending axially between the first end section and the center section, a second end section, and a second intermediate section extending axially between the second end section and the center section, the center section defining a spherical working surface, the first intermediate section cooperating with the first end section and the spherical working surface of the center section to define a first hourglass-shaped working surface, and the second intermediate section cooperating with the second end section and the spherical working surface of the center section to define a second hourglass-shaped working surface that is shaped the same as but dimensioned differently from said first hourglass-shaped working surface, wherein:said first end section, said section second end section and said center section each are adapted to contact and rollably support said device on a support surface; said first intermediate section has a first diameter and a first length and said second intermediate section has a second diameter greater than said first diameter and a second length greater than said first length; and, the spherical working surface of the center section is adapted to contact a center region of a plantar fascia of an associated foot, the first hourglass-shaped working surface is adapted to contact intermediate regions of a plantar fascia of an associated foot, and the second hourglass-shaped working surface is adapted to contact side regions of a plantar fascia of an associated foot.