Patent ID: 8414511

Claim:
An orthotic foot support device for a human foot, comprising: a foot support device having a thin flexible stretch-resistant sole member comprised of a single woven fabric layer of uniform thickness having a shape matching less than the entire outline of a sole of a wearer's foot to which the device is to be applied and sized to cover only a portion of the wearer's sole; and an adhesive layer on said sole member for securely adhering said device directly to an outer skin tissue on the sole of the foot, and at least one protective cover removably disposed over said adhesive layer which, when removed, exposes said adhesive layer; said stretch-resistant sole member sufficiently stretch-resistant to restrict extension and stretching of an outer skin tissue on the sole of a foot, when adhered thereto, and said adhesive layer of sufficient adhesion to maintain said stretch-resistant sole member in adhesive engagement with an outer skin tissue on the sole of the foot, such that tension forces applied to a plantar fascia are shared with an outer skin tissue, said adhesive layer, and said sole member to restrict extension and stretching of an outer skin tissue of a sole of a wearer's foot, whereby preventing excessive tensile stress in a plantar fascia.