Patent ID: 8834397
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: A43B,A61B,A61F,B65B

Abstract:
1. An article of manufacture for treating plantar fasciitis and foot pain by reducing tensile loads and stresses and providing anatomical support and stability to the musculoskeletal system of a foot of a user, comprising: a first sheet of material for releasably retaining an elongate sole support strap; the elongate sole support strap releasably retained on said first sheet of material, and removable therefrom to be applied to the user's foot; said sole support strap having a width less than a width of the sole of the foot, a plurality of tabs at one end thereof, and an adhesive layer on an underside surface thereof, said underside surface having a sole engagement portion adapted to be adhered to, and extend along, an outer skin surface of the sole of the user's foot, and said tabs adapted to be adhered to, and extend along, an outer skin surface a distance from the sole of the user's foot; a second sheet of material for releasably retaining an elongate arch support strap; the elongate arch support strap releasably retained on said second sheet, and removable therefrom to be adhered to the user's foot; said arch support strap having an adhesive layer on an underside surface thereof, said underside surface adapted to be adhered generally transversely over an outer skin surface of a longitudinal arch portion of the user's foot; whereby in the adhered condition on the outer skin surfaces of the foot, said sole support strap and said arch support strap control, limit, or control and limit tensile loads and stresses in the plantar fascia by restricting extension of the tissue on the bottom of the foot to reduce foot pain, wherein said sole support strap and said arch support strap are each formed of a woven material and have a tensile strength greater than 10 lb/in-width and a thickness less than 15 mils.