Orthotic device
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1. A contoured moldable orthotic device adapted to be inserted into an article of footwear so as to overlie at least a part of the upper surface of a sole thereof, to thereby give support to, and to control, the osseous structures of the foot;
- said orthotic device having a premolded configuration but adapted to be further moldable insitu, said orthotic device being formed with an integrally-molded heel cup, a longitudinal arch raise, a varus post angled at about 4° and
a metatarsal raise for aligning the heads of the second, third and fourth metatarsals;
the said heel cup incorporating a low-density sponge-like, shock-absorbing insert adapted to underlie that area of a patient'"'"'s foot which is beneath the heel bone, to thereby cushion the foot throughout the heel strike thereof.
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A contoured, pre-molded and heat moldable orthotic device (1), ideally of about three-quarters of the length of the boot or shoe in which it is to be worn, has a 4° rear foot varus angle or wedge with an integrally-formed heel cup (3), a longitudinally-extending “raise” (4), a metatarsal “raise” (5) and a spongy shock-absorbing insert (6). The device is intended to be purchase “off-the-shelf”, for the relief of generalized and relatively minor common biomechanical foot problems.
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1. A contoured moldable orthotic device adapted to be inserted into an article of footwear so as to overlie at least a part of the upper surface of a sole thereof, to thereby give support to, and to control, the osseous structures of the foot;
- said orthotic device having a premolded configuration but adapted to be further moldable insitu, said orthotic device being formed with an integrally-molded heel cup, a longitudinal arch raise, a varus post angled at about 4° and
a metatarsal raise for aligning the heads of the second, third and fourth metatarsals;
the said heel cup incorporating a low-density sponge-like, shock-absorbing insert adapted to underlie that area of a patient'"'"'s foot which is beneath the heel bone, to thereby cushion the foot throughout the heel strike thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- said orthotic device having a premolded configuration but adapted to be further moldable insitu, said orthotic device being formed with an integrally-molded heel cup, a longitudinal arch raise, a varus post angled at about 4° and
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