Athlete's foot treatment tool

• US 7,938,811 B2
• Filed: 07/23/2007
• Issued: 05/10/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Takashi Furukawa
• Original Assignee: Takashi Furukawa
• Inventors: Furukawa, Takashi
• Primary Examiner(s): Zalukaeva; Tatyana
• Assistant Examiner(s): Treyger; Ilya Y
• Application Number:
  US11/878,229
• Publication Number:
  US 20080015525A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,387 Days
• Field of Search: 604/290, 604/293
• US Class Current: 604/293
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 35/006 using sponges, foams, absorbent pads or swabs as spreading means

Abstract

With the effect of alcohol, components of athlete'"'"'s foot medicine penetrate deeply into the skin and athlete'"'"'s foot is cured early and completely. The athlete'"'"'s foot treatment liquid is a mixture of athlete'"'"'s foot medicine and alcohol, which has a feature of penetrating into the skin well. The athlete'"'"'s foot treatment liquid permeates well into the inner sock. It permeates all over the sock by capillarity. The impermeable bag, which does not have liquid medicine leak out, is worn on the inner sock. The impermeable bag is filled with the athlete'"'"'s foot treatment liquid. The opening of the impermeable bag is closed tightly with the rubber band so as not to have the athlete'"'"'s foot treatment liquid permeate, evaporate or leak out. The outer sock is worn on the impermeable bag. The impermeable bag is compressed inward, so that the athlete'"'"'s foot treatment liquid is pushed up to an upping line.

Claims

1. An athlete'"'"'s foot treatment tool comprising:

an athlete'"'"'s foot treatment liquid which is a mixture of athlete'"'"'s foot medicine and a solvent;

an inner sock for being worn on a foot and being structured to permeate the athlete'"'"'s foot treatment liquid and to soak the foot with the athlete'"'"'s foot treatment liquid;

an impermeable bag for being worn on the inner sock, being filled with the treatment liquid, and being structured to close around an ankle so as to prevent the medicine from permeating through, evaporating and leaking out;

a sealing member that seals and closes the impermeable bag around the ankle; and

an elastic outer sock, the elastic outer sock being a separate element from the impermeable bag, and configured to be worn on the impermeable bag compressing the impermeable bag from outside, after the impermeable bag filled with the athlete'"'"'s foot treatment liquid has been worn on the inner sock,

wherein an opening of the inner sock is lower or nearer to a toe than a tightening position of the impermeable bag; and

the tightening position or the opening of the impermeable bag is lower and nearer to the toe than an opening of the outer sock.

3. The athlete'"'"'s foot treatment tool according to claim 1,

wherein the athlete'"'"'s foot medicine is components extracted from althea.

5. The athlete'"'"'s foot treatment tool according to claim 3, wherein:

the athlete'"'"'s foot treatment liquid includes the solvent and a liquid extract that is formed when the athlete'"'"'s foot medicine is boiled in the water and decocted, the volume of the water being larger than the athlete'"'"'s foot medicine; and

the athlete'"'"'s foot treatment liquid is formed when the liquid extract is mixed with the solvent, the volume of the solvent being larger than the liquid extract of the athlete'"'"'s foot medicine.

7. The athlete'"'"'s foot treatment tool according to claim 1,

wherein the opening of the impermeable bag is closed tightly by the sealing member so as to seal it up, and contained hermetically, wherein even if a patient walks or moves leg, the athlete'"'"'s foot treatment liquid does not leak out of the bag.

9. The athlete'"'"'s foot treatment tool according to claim 7,

wherein a space is between the impermeable bag, the inner sock and the foot, and the inner sock has capillarity.

11. The athlete'"'"'s foot treatment tool according to claim 5, wherein the volume of the water is 1 to 12 times larger than the athlete'"'"'s foot medicine.

12. The athlete'"'"'s foot treatment tool according to claim 5, wherein the volume of the solvent is 5 to 15 times larger than the liquid extract of the athlete'"'"'s foot medicine.

15. The athlete'"'"'s foot treatment tool according to claim 1, wherein the impermeable bag has a square shape.

17. A method of treating athlete'"'"'s foot, the method comprising:

applying the athlete'"'"'s foot treatment tool of claim 1 to human tissue.

19. The athlete'"'"'s foot treatment tool according to claim 1, wherein the solvent is alcohol or water.

2. An athlete'"'"'s foot treatment tool comprising:

an athlete'"'"'s foot treatment liquid which is a mixture of athlete'"'"'s foot medicine and a solvent;

an inner glove for being worn on a hand, and being structured to permeate the athlete'"'"'s foot treatment liquid and to soak the hand with the athlete'"'"'s foot treatment liquid;

an impermeable bag for being worn on the inner glove, being filled with the treatment liquid, and being structured to close around a wrist so as to prevent the medicine from permeating through, evaporating and leaking out;

a sealing member that seals and closes the impermeable bag around the wrist; and

an elastic outer glove, the elastic outer glove being a separate element from the impermeable bag, and configured to be worn on the impermeable bag compressing the impermeable bag from outside, after the impermeable bag filled with the athlete'"'"' foot treatment liquid has been worn on the inner glove,

wherein an opening of the inner glove is lower or nearer to a fingertip than the tightening position of the impermeable bag; and

the tightening position or the opening of the impermeable bag is lower and nearer to the fingertip than an opening of the outer glove.

4. The athlete'"'"'s foot treatment tool according to claim 2,

wherein the athlete'"'"'s foot medicine is components extracted from althea.

6. The athlete'"'"'s foot treatment tool according to claim 4, wherein:

the athlete'"'"'s foot treatment liquid includes the solvent and a liquid extract that is formed when the athlete'"'"'s foot medicine is boiled in the water and decocted, the volume of the water being larger than the athlete'"'"'s foot medicine; and

the athlete'"'"'s foot treatment liquid is formed when the liquid extract is mixed with the solvent, the volume of the solvent being larger than the liquid extract of the athlete'"'"'s foot medicine.

8. The athlete'"'"'s foot treatment tool according to claim 2,

wherein the opening of the impermeable bag is closed tightly by the sealing member so as to seal it up, and contained hermetically, wherein even if a patient moves arm, the athlete'"'"'s foot treatment liquid does not leak out of the bag.

10. The athlete'"'"'s foot treatment tool according to claim 8,

wherein a space is between the impermeable bag, the inner glove and the hand, and the inner glove has capillarity.

13. The athlete'"'"'s foot treatment tool according to claim 6, wherein the volume of the water is 1 to 12 times larger than the athlete'"'"'s foot medicine.

14. The athlete'"'"'s foot treatment tool according to claim 6, wherein the volume of the solvent is 5 to 15 times larger than the liquid extract of the athlete'"'"'s foot medicine.

16. The athlete'"'"'s foot treatment tool according to claim 2, wherein the impermeable bag has a square shape.

18. A method of treating athlete'"'"'s foot, the method comprising:

applying the athlete'"'"'s foot treatment tool of claim 2 to human tissue.

20. The athlete'"'"'s foot treatment tool according to claim 2, wherein the solvent is alcohol or water.