Patent ID: 8882690
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An orthotic device adapted to be worn on a foot having an ankle joint and first, second, third, fourth and fifth metatarsal heads for increasing hydrostatic pressure within the foot and enhancing stability of the ankle joint and for controlling pronation, said orthotic device comprising: a sheet of material shaped into a configuration defining a plantar wall, a lateral sidewall, a medial sidewall, and a posterior sidewall wherein each of said sidewalls extend upwardly from said plantar wall; a fastening mechanism releasably securing said lateral and medial sidewalls together to thereby firmly enclose the foot within said configuration; and wherein the plantar wall defines a laterally extending distal trimline including a medial section, a transitional section and a lateral section, wherein said transition section connects said medial section and said lateral section and wherein, when the foot is secured within said orthotic device, said medial section of said distal trimline is located distal of the first metatarsal head and said lateral section of said trimline is located proximal of the third, fourth and fifth metatarsal heads; wherein said medial sidewall extends from said posterior sidewall to a distal vertically extending edge located proximal said medial section of said distal trimline; and, wherein said lateral sidewall extends from said posterior sidewall to a distal vertically extending edge located proximal said lateral section of said distal trimline.