Patent ID: 8353807
Filing Date: 2013-01-15
Classification: A61F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for compensating functional disabilities of a foot of a wearer, comprising: attaching a first attachment member about a lower leg of the wearer, the first attachment member having a first connecting member flexibly extending from the first attachment member and directed toward the foot; placing a second attachment member formed from a flexible material over the wearer's foot and adapting to the shape of the foot, the second attachment member located in the area of the instep of the foot, the second attachment having a second connecting member extending therefrom and directed toward the lower leg of the wearer; coupling the first and second connecting members, such that at least the first connecting member extends at an acute angle from the lower leg of the wearer at a point above a joint of the leg and foot to a point forward of the leg at the instep of the foot; wherein at least one of the first and second connecting members is elastic.