# US 2006/0032093 A1 · Orthopedic shoe

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- Number: US 2006/0032093 A1
- Document ID: US20060032093A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 11/196,337
- Filed: 2005-08-04
- Published: 2006-02-16
- Earliest claimed: 2004-08-13
- Inventors: Antonietta Vannini
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20060032093A1

## CPC

- A43B 7/24: Insertions or other supports preventing the foot canting to one side {, preventing supination or pronation}
- A43B: CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR

## Abstract

An orthopedic shoe of the type suitable to correct supinate talipes equinovarus, constituted by an upper and a base and substantially shaped like a boot, its particularity consisting in that proximate to one of its portions, arranged at the ankle, it is inclined at a predefined angle with respect to the axial plane of the leg and in a pronating direction for the foot, so as to hypercorrect its pathological supination.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An orthopedic shoe of a boot type for correcting supinate talipes equinovarus, comprising an upper and a base, and wherein said upper comprises a portion, arranged in use at the ankle of a user and which is shaped with an inclination of a predefined angle with respect to an axial plane of the leg of the user and in a pronating direction, so as to hypercorrect a pathological supination.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The orthopedic shoe of claim 1, wherein said predefined angle is comprised between 15° and 35°.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The orthopedic shoe of claim 1, comprising a metatarsal support portion and a thick sole provided with a heel with a thickness suitable for raising the heel of the foot of a user by at least 20 mm with respect to said metatarsal support portion.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The orthopedic shoe of claim 3, wherein said sole has a front bevel and said heel has a rear bevel, said front and rear bevels, for increasing rolling of the shoe in order to improve walking.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The orthopedic shoe of claim 4, further comprising a rigid insert, which is arranged inside said upper and is rigidly connected to said base for functional positioning of the foot of a user.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The orthopedic shoe of claim 5, wherein said rigid insert is arranged in said upper so as to be located, in use, substantially laterally and to a rear part of the upper, at least at a tarsal, metatarsal, tibial and peroneal portions of the limb of a user.