Patent ID: 7140130
Filing Date: 2006-11-28
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
1. An insole formed for relieving pressure on a third common digital nerve of a foot, comprising a heel section, a mid section, a forefoot section, and a pad on the forefoot section comprising a metatarsal pad section having a front edge adapted to underlie one or more of the second, third and fourth metatarsal necks of the foot, and a neuroma pad section projecting forward from said front edge of the metatarsal pad section between the third and fourth metatarsal heads, said neuroma pad section having a width such that it underlies adjacent portions of the third and fourth metatarsal heads of the foot but does not underlie the second and fifth metatarsal heads of the foot whereby when a bottom of the foot is placed on the insole, the neuroma pad section applies an upward force to the bottom of the foot sufficient to spread the third and fourth metatarsal heads away from one another and thereby relieve pressure on said third common digital nerve between said third and fourth metatarsal heads.