Patent ID: 8083703

Claim:
An orthotic for treating clubfoot, comprising: an orthotic shell comprising a plantar support surface and a wall connected thereto, the plantar support comprising a lateral midfoot cutout and is arranged to support an anterior and a posterior parts of a foot disposed in the orthotic, and the wall comprising a midfoot portion medially supporting at least a part of the midfoot and a heel portion, and a strap having one end attached to the midfoot portion of the wall and having a length configured to contact at least a part of the midfoot dorsally and laterally, to apply on the midfoot a restoring force having a plantar component and a medial component, wherein the lateral midfoot cutout in the plantar surface is arranged to allow a movement of a cuboid of the foot in a plantar direction upon the application of the plantar component of the restoring force, to yield a proper alignment of the foot and a correction of the clubfoot deformity, and further comprising a clasp attached to a medial side of the midfoot portion of the wall and arranged to enable folding the strap backwards upon itself, wherein a second end of the strap is attachable upon a back of the strap, to apply the restoring force by passing the strap twice, over the clasp, dorsally and laterally over the midfoot.