Patent ID: 7458173

Claim:
An orthotic insert having a first and a second portion, said first and second portions being formed from heat mouldable ethyl vinyl acetate, said second portion adapted to provide support in the heel region of a person's foot and being formed of a material of higher resistance to deformation than said first portion, wherein said insert is heat mouldable to conform to the person's foot such that to fit said insert to person's foot said insert is heated until it softens sufficiently to permit an upper supporting surface of the insert to conform to said patient's foot to provide the desired biomechanical support and then subsequently cooled, where upon cooling said upper supporting surface of said insert retains the shape to which is has conformed, and the second portion has a substantially J-shaped configuration which extends partially around the periphery of the insert corresponding to the heal and arch regions of the person's foot and a lateral section of the second portion extends above said upper supporting surface of the first portion to support the arch region of the person's foot.