Patent ID: 6315786
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
An orthotic device for treating Plantar Fasciitis in a person's foot, said orthotic device to be placed in an article of footwear comprising:a heel portion sized to surround part of said heel of said foot; anda raised portion positioned with respect to said heel portion so that, when said heel portion surrounds said part of said heel of said foot, said raised portion is positioned to lie beneath and place localized pressure on the calcaneous-midtarsal connection of said foot, said raised portion sized so that, when said heel portion surrounds said part of said heel of said foot, and said raised portion is positioned to lie beneath the calcaneous-midtarsal connection of said foot, said raised portion extends a greater distance in a direction across the width of said foot than it does along the length of said foot wherein said orthotic device has a material hardness ranging from 20 to 80 using the durometer method.