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US 11,452,329 B2Granted
Orthopedic shoe appliance
AssigneeCluffy, LLC
InventorJames Clough
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Abstract
An orthopedic shoe appliance includes a pad for providing support for midfoot arches, the second metatarsal, and the third metatarsal of a foot, wherein the pad does not provide substantial support under a heel of the foot or under the first metatarsal, the fourth metatarsal, and the fifth metatarsal. A method for manufacturing an orthopedic appliance includes obtaining a pad; and shaping the pad to provide support for midfoot arches, the second metatarsal, and the third metatarsal of a foot, but not provide substantial support under a heel of the foot or under the first metatarsal, the fourth metatarsal, and the fifth metatarsal.
Claims16
An orthopedic shoe appliance, comprising:
- a pad for providing support for midfoot arches, the second metatarsal, and the third metatarsal of a foot,
- wherein the pad is configured to not provide support under a heel of the foot,
- wherein the pad comprises a first portion configured to provide support to the midfoot arches, and a second portion that extends distally from a region corresponding to proximal ends of the second and third metatarsals to form an elongate extension that supports the second and third metatarsals and such that the pad is configured to not fully support proximal ends of any of the first metatarsal, the fourth metatarsal, and the fifth metatarsal,
- wherein the first portion comprises a medial raised contour configured to be disposed under and support a medial arch and a lateral raised contour configured to be disposed under and support a lateral longitudinal arch and entire calcaneal-cuboid joint, such that the medial raised contour is higher than the lateral raised contour,
- wherein a width of the second portion is smaller than a width of the first portion, and
- wherein the distal end is narrower than a proximal end of the orthopedic shoe appliance, and the second portion, moving away from the distal end, widens generally continuously to reach the lateral raised contour.
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A footwear, comprising:
- an outsole;
- a midsole or insole comprising:
- a pad for providing support for midfoot arches, the second metatarsal, and the third metatarsal of a foot, wherein the pad comprises a first portion configured to provide support to the midfoot arches, and a second portion that extends distally from a region corresponding to proximal ends of the second and third metatarsals to form an elongate extension that supports the second and third metatarsals and such that the pad is configured to not fully support proximal ends of any of the first metatarsal, the fourth metatarsal, and the fifth metatarsal,
- wherein the first portion comprises a medial raised contour configured to be disposed under and support a medial arch and a lateral raised contour configured to be disposed under and support a lateral longitudinal arch and entire calcaneal-cuboid joint, such that the medial raised contour is higher than the lateral raised contour,
- wherein a width of the second portion is smaller than a width of the first portion, and
- wherein the distal end is narrower than a proximal end of the orthopedic shoe appliance, and the second portion, moving away from the distal end, widens generally continuously to reach the lateral raised contour.
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A footwear, comprising:
- a sole, the sole having
- a pad for providing support for midfoot arches, the second metatarsal, and the third metatarsal of a foot, wherein the pad comprises a first portion configured to provide support to the midfoot arches, and a second portion that extends distally from a region corresponding to proximal ends of the second and third metatarsals to form an elongate extension that supports the second and third metatarsals and such that the pad is configured to not fully support proximal ends of any of the first metatarsal, the fourth metatarsal, and the fifth metatarsal,
- wherein the first portion comprises a medial raised contour configured to be disposed under and support a medial arch and a lateral raised contour configured to be disposed under and support a lateral longitudinal arch and entire calcaneal-cuboid joint, such that the medial raised contour is higher than the lateral raised contour,
- wherein a width of the second portion is smaller than a width of the first portion, and
- wherein the distal end is narrower than a proximal end of the orthopedic shoe appliance, and the second portion, moving away from the distal end, widens generally continuously to reach the lateral raised contour.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.