Unitary orthotic insert and orthopedic insole
OwnerTodd Duncan Campbell, Russell Craig Davis +1inventors
InventorsTodd Duncan Campbell, Russell Craig Davis, William Yeager Guthrie
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Abstract
The invention provides a unitary orthotic insert for a shoe that comprises a cupped heel portion having a concave upper bearing surface and a midfoot portion having a medial longitudinal arch support with a curvilinear upper bearing surface. The cupped heel portion extends above a most posterior cephalad portion of a calcaneus and is continuously coupled to the midfoot portion.
Claims22
A unitary orthotic insert for a shoe comprising:
- a cupped heel portion having a concave upper bearing surface;
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- a midfoot portion having a medial longitudinal arch support with a curvilinear upper bearing surface;
- wherein the cupped heel portion extends above a most posterior cephalad portion of a calcaneus and is continuously coupled to the midfoot portion.
A specialty shoe comprising a unitary orthopedic insole, wherein the unitary orthopedic insole comprises a cupped heel portion having a concave upper bearing surface that extends above a most posterior cephalad portion of a calcaneus, a midfoot portion with a curvilinear upper bearing surface having a medial longitudinal arch support, and a forefoot portion having a substantially planar upper bearing surface.
A method of manufacturing a unitary orthotic insert for a shoe comprising:
- providing a unitary orthotic insert mold with a cavity for a cupped heel portion having an upper bearing surface, a midfoot portion having a medial longitudinal arch support with a curvilinear upper bearing surface;
- injecting an injection-molding compound into the unitary orthotic insert mold;
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- releasing the unitary orthotic insert from the unitary orthotic insert mold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.