Patent ID: 8192375

Claim:
An apparatus for fitting an insole to correlate with a virtual model of desired strains on each of a plurality of points of the plantar surface of a patient, the apparatus comprising: a first fitting panel, comprising: a virtual model of desired strains on each of a plurality of points of the plantar surface of a foot wherein said virtual model can take into consideration input variables relating to specific orthopedic problems, foot size, left foot or right foot indication; a plurality of fitting units deployed on said first panel, thereby constituting a temporal tangible insole for both measuring the strains applied on each of said plurality of points of said plantar surface of a foot while standing on said temporal insole, and for comparing and adjusting the measured strain to correlate with the strain of the corresponding point in said virtual model, each fitting unit comprising: (a) a strain sensor, for measuring the strain applied, by the corresponding point of the plantar surface of said foot on said fitting unit; and (b) an elevating unit, for elevating the top point of said fitting unit to a desired point in which the measured strain corresponds to the desired strain on said point of the plantar surface; a processing unit, for repeating a process of measuring, comparing, and adjusting the strains measured on each of said plurality of points of said temporal tangible insole to correlate with the corresponding desired strain as indicated by said virtual model of desired strains, wherein said process of adjusting comprises instructing each of said elevating unit to adjust the elevation of the top point thereof towards a position wherein the strain of said foot, as measured by said strain sensor, corresponds to the strain of said virtual model, thereby upon ending said process for all of said plurality of points of the temporal tangible insole, the pressure applied on each of said plurality of points corresponds to the desired strain as indicated by said virtual model, and automatically defines said insole according to said temporal tangible insole without any necessary intervention of an expert.