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US 10,045,584 B2Granted
Therapeutic shoe insert
AssigneeNystAssist, LLC
InventorJohn R. Gentry
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Abstract
An insole constructed of paper provides a periodic somatosensory stimulation to the sole of the foot thought to provide therapeutic benefit with respect to medical conditions related to the functioning of the nervous system. A corrugated upper paper layer may contact the skin directly and absorb and disperse perspiration. Low cost allows a kit to be provided of insoles each providing a different stimulation pattern for rotation over the week.
Claims3
A therapeutic insole comprising:
- a first substantially flat paper layer sized to fit against a sole of a foot to substantially follow a contact surface of the foot against the ground in a manner of an insole;
- a second corrugated paper layer conforming to a periphery of the first substantially flat paper layer and adhered to an upper surface of the first substantially flat paper layer at troughs of corrugations on a lower surface of the second corrugated paper layer to expose peaks of the corrugations to a foot resting on the second corrugated paper layer;
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- wherein the corrugations provide stimulation to a sole of a foot in contact with the insole during walking of greater than 10 hertz;
- further including a rib structure providing laterally extending ribs and attached to a lower surface of the first substantially flat paper layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.