US 12,501,966 B2Granted

Custom 3-d orthotic device

AssigneeFootPact, LLC

InventorGary Stowe

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Abstract

An orthotic support assembly is disclosed herein that includes an internal device configured to be inserted within a person's footwear. The internal device is formed of a cushioning material and extends from an internal surface at a bottom portion of the footwear to an internal surface of a top portion of the footwear.

Claims18

Dependent claims

A method of providing a custom 3-D orthotic insert, the method comprising:

determining a shape of a foot of a patient;
forming an orthotic insert configured to be inserted into a footwear of the patient based on the determined shape of the foot of the patient, the orthotic insert comprising:
a sole portion,
a wedge portion extending from the sole portion, wherein the wedge portion comprises a vertical portion and a transverse portion prior to being positioned within the patient's footwear, the transverse portion extending away from the vertical portion and being configured to be positioned over a top portion of the foot of the patient;
and
an opening that defines a volume positioned at an intersection of the sole portion and the wedge portion and configured to suspend a wound on the patient's foot within the volume of the opening;
wherein forming the orthotic insert comprises forming the orthotic insert that is configured to remove excess tolerance between the patient's foot and an internal surface of the patient's footwear.

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Facts

Application: 17/080,728Filed 26 Oct 2020 · us provisional application
Priority: 25 Oct 2019
Published: US 2021/0120910 A129 Apr 2021
Granted: 23 Dec 2025
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification19 codes

A43B 7/223
With fixed flat-foot insertions, metatarsal supports, ankle flaps or the like: characterised by the constructive form
A43B 7/141
With pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form: having an anatomical or curved form
A43B 7/144
Characterised by the location under the foot: situated under the heel, i.e. the calcaneus bone
A43B 7/1445
Characterised by the location under the foot: situated under the midfoot, i.e. the second, third or fourth metatarsal

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Application62/926,031Us provisional application · filed 25 Oct 2019
Application62/982,043Us provisional application · filed 26 Feb 2020
US 2021/0120910 A1Pre-grant publication · published 29 Apr 2021
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Abstract

Facts

Application

17/080,728Filed 26 Oct 2020 · us provisional application

Priority

25 Oct 2019

Published

US 2021/0120910 A129 Apr 2021

Granted

23 Dec 2025

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification19 codes

A43B 7/223
With fixed flat-foot insertions, metatarsal supports, ankle flaps or the like: characterised by the constructive form
A43B 7/141
With pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form: having an anatomical or curved form
A43B 7/144
Characterised by the location under the foot: situated under the heel, i.e. the calcaneus bone
A43B 7/1445
Characterised by the location under the foot: situated under the midfoot, i.e. the second, third or fourth metatarsal