Patent ID: 6301807
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: A43B,A61F

Abstract:
A rehabilitative insole device in combination with a resilient member comprising:a substantially dome shaped catalyst for interfacing with the plantar aspect of a human foot;said catalyst having an apex for aligning with a target area within said foot, said target area defined by the point of articulation of the lateral cuneiform, cuboid and navicular bones of the foot, to permit uninhibited tri-planar pivoting of the foot about the target area;said catalyst having a maximum height at said apex of from 1% to 5% of the length of said foot, wherein the length of said foot corresponds substantially to the length of said rehabilitative insole device;said catalyst has a receptacle for removably accommodating said resilient member for causing said catalyst to apply an upwardly directed pressure to stimulate the Golgi tendon organ in said foot in response to downward pressure on said catalyst by said foot;said receptacle in said catalyst includes vertical walls for interfacing with corresponding vertical walls on said resilient member to resist lateral shifting therebetween; and,said resilient member permits said catalyst to deflect from between 40% and 100% of said maximum height in response to a vertical forces of a person standing at rest being applied to said catalyst.