US 8,075,501 B2 · Methods for designing a foot orthotic

Abstract

Disclosed are methods and systems for design of a foot orthotic, and a foot orthotic device designed in accord therewith. More specifically described is an individualized foot orthotic device to correct and/or restore the ideal alignment and/or positioning of foot structures. In the method, sequential pressure is applied to regions on a plantar foot surface, and positional information is obtained about each region. Based on the positional information, an orthotic profile is determined, for design of one or more custom, individualized foot orthotic devices for a subject.

Claims31

Dependent claims

A method for determining an orthotic profile, said method comprising:

applying pressure with an array of movable pins applied in a sequential series to localized regions on a plantar surface of a patient's foot, the localized regions receiving different pressures in each step of the sequential series, wherein at least one pressure is sufficient to displace a bone of the foot to a restored bone state;
obtaining positional information from the array of movable pins when the bone is in the restored bone state;
and
determining the orthotic profile based on the positional information.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

12/355,483Filed 16 Jan 2009 · us provisional application

Priority

17 Jan 2008

Published

US 2009/0183388 A123 Jul 2009

Granted

13 Dec 2011

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification22 codes

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 7/142
Characterised by the location under the foot: situated under the medial arch, i.e. under the navicular or cuneiform bones
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

Methods for designing a foot orthotic

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Methods for designing a foot orthotic

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Abstract

Claims31