Patent ID: 7430820

Claim:
An orthosis comprising: an elongated web portion having, an upper surface, a plantar surface, a medial side, and a lateral side; and a plurality of projections attached to the lateral side of the elongated web portion, said projections extending from a root adjacent the web portion in a substantially perpendicular direction to a lateral terminus, said projections having an upper surface, a plantar surface, a posterior side and an anterior side, at least one of said projections having a variable thickness between said upper surface and said plantar surface, at least a portion of said at least one of said projections is configured as an arch, said variable thickness being greatest intermediate said root and said lateral terminus, wherein the upper surfaces of said elongated web portion and said plurality of projections define an interrupted therapeutically contoured surface, wherein the interruptions are formed by spaces defined in part by the anterior side and the posterior side of adjacent projections.