Footwear orthosis
AssigneeSALVATELLI srl
InventorsFranco Salvatelli, Massimo Tulipani
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Abstract
The present invention is an apparatus and method of orthopedic footwear for post-surgical or diabetic patients or for sanitary use. The footwear has an ambidextrous bottom sole. In a higher part thereof, there is a groove of at least 10 mm, in which an off-loading plantar insoles or medicine or bandages can be inserted. These have been built-in the bottom sole using an ortho-dynamic concept which allows the patient a controlled deambulation. To that end, the present invention prevents sheer force on the plantar part of the bottom sole and the foot and in particular on the metatarsal and/or tarsal part of the foot.
Claims6
An orthopedic footwear article comprising:
- an ambidextrous bottom sole having a groove formed in an upper portion thereof, said groove having a depth of at least 10 millimeters, said bottom sole having a bottom surface having a back portion and a front portion and a central portion disposed in relation to a Chopart line of the foot, said central portion disposed between said front portion and said rear portion, said central portion being the only portion contacting an underlying surface when said bottom sole is in a static position;
- a rigid insert received in said groove of said bottom sole, said rigid insert having an entirely planar upper surface;
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- an insole disposed on said rigid insert and housed in said groove of said bottom sole, said insole being a shock-absorbing material, said front portion and said back portion of said bottom sole having a convex shape, said central portion of said bottom sole being planar and having a length of between 8 and 12 millimeters from said back portion to said front portion, said planar upper surface of said rigid insert extending for an entire plantar area of the foot.
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