Patent ID: 8007456
Filing Date: 2011-08-30
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A device for treating plantar facitis which comprises: a foldable orthotic having an upper portion pivotally connected to a lower portion each portion having generally U-shaped cross-sectional profile, said upper and lower portions adjustably pivotally interconnected at a hinged portion and configured to be selectively arranged between a folded position and a first locked extended position of less than ninety degrees, said upper portion configured to generally conform to the lower portion of a human leg, said lower portion configured to receive a bottom surface of a foot attached to said leg, said lower portion containing a heel cup portion, said upper portion defining a ridge, said ridge configured to interlock with said heel cup portion such that, when said foldable orthotic is in said first locked extended position, said heel cup portion and said ridge are statically interlocked such that said upper portion and said lower portion are statically held in said first locked extended position and such that said upper portion is prohibited from pivoting further away from said lower portion; and a spacer, said spacer configured for placement between said upper and lower portions so that said ridge and said heel cup are statically held in relation to one another in a spacer-locked position in which said upper portion extends from said lower portion at an angle less than that of said first locked extended position and so that said upper portion is prohibited from pivoting further away from said lower portion and prohibited from pivoting nearer to said lower portion.