System for treatment of plantar fasciitis
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1. 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, andsaid 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.
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Abstract
An stretch resistant plantar fascia support system is provided. The stretch resistant plantar fascia support system is adhesively applied to the foot of a patient for providing relief from plantar fasciitis. A portion of the stretch resistant plantar fascia support system is adhesively attached to the bottom surface of the foot for reducing stress on the plantar fascia.
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1. An orthotic foot support device for a human foot, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An orthotic foot support device for a human foot, comprising:
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a foot support device having a thin flexible substantially stretch-resistant sole member comprised of a single woven fabric layer sized and shaped to engage an outer skin surface of at least a portion of a sole an individual'"'"'s foot to which said device is to be applied and an adhesive layer on said sole member for adhering said sole member directly to an outer skin surface of a sole of a foot; and at least one thin flexible strap or tab having an end extending outward from said sole member beyond a sole of a foot, and an adhesive layer on said strap or tab for adhering said strap or tab directly to an outer skin surface on a side or a top of a foot, wherein said strap or tab adhered to an outer skin surface of a foot provides further means for maintaining said sole member in adhesive engagement with the skin tissue on a sole of a foot;
said sole member is sufficiently stretch-resistant to restrict extension and stretching of an outer skin surface of a sole when adhered thereto and said adhesive layer on said sole member is of sufficient adhesion to maintain said sole member on an outer skin surface of a sole of a foot so that tension forces applied to a plantar fascia are shared with said outer skin surface, said adhesive layer, and said stretch resistant sole member to restrict stretching and extension of an outer skin tissue on a sole of a foot;
whereby excessive or damaging tensile stress in a plantar fascia is prevented. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A support device for a human foot, comprising:
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a thin flexible foot support device of substantially uniform thickness having a stretch-resistant sole member comprised of a single woven fabric layer sized and shaped to engage and to cover an outer skin surface on at least a portion a sole of a wearer'"'"'s foot and extend along at least a portion a plantar fascia region of the foot, an adhesive layer on said sole member for adhering said sole member directly to an outer skin tissue on a sole of a wearer'"'"'s foot, and a protective cover removably disposed over said adhesive layer which, when removed, exposes said adhesive layer; and a thin flexible arch strap member having a mid portion and opposed ends, an adhesive layer on said arch strap, and a protective cover removably disposed over said adhesive layer which, when removed, exposes said adhesive layer, wherein said arch strap when adhered to a foot provides a further means for maintaining said sole member in engagement with a sole of a wearer'"'"'s foot;
wherebysaid adhesive layer on said sole engaging surface is of sufficient adhesion to maintain said device in place on the outer skin surface on the sole of the foot and said stretch-resistant sole engaging surface is sufficiently stretch-resistant to restrict extension and stretching of the outer skin surface on the sole of the foot, when adhered thereto, so that tension forces applied to a plantar fascia are shared with said outer skin surface, said adhesive layer and said sole engaging surface to restrict extension and stretching of a plantar fascia. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A method for restricting extension and stretching of the plantar fascia of a human foot, comprising the steps of:
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providing a thin flexible device of substantially uniform thickness having a stretch-resistant sole member sized and shaped to be conformed to an outer skin tissue on at least a portion of a sole of a wearer'"'"'s foot in a region of the foot from a heel of a foot to a distal end of the toes, excluding the region under the four smaller toes; and
an adhesive layer on at least a portion of said sole member for adhering said device to the outer skin tissue on the sole of a wearer'"'"'s foot, said adhesive layer of sufficient adhesive strength to maintain said device in place on the outer skin tissue on the sole of the foot and said stretch-resistant sole engaging surface sufficiently stretch-resistant so as to restrict extension and stretching of the outer skin tissue when adhered thereto;adhering said sole member to an outer skin tissue on a portion of a sole of a foot such that tension forces applied to the plantar fascia are shared with said device outer skin tissue, said adhesive layer and said sole member to restrict extension and stretching of an outer skin tissue on a sole of a foot, whereby;
preventing excessive stress on a plantar fascia. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An orthotic foot support device for reducing stress on the plantar fascia of a wearer'"'"'s foot, said device comprising:
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a stretch resistant, uniform thickness sole support, comprised of a single woven fabric layer having a shape matching less than an entire outline of a sole of an individual'"'"'s foot where the device is to be applied; an adhesive layer on said sole support for attaching said sole support to a sole of the wearer'"'"'s foot such that said sole support absorbs tensile stress thus preventing extension and stretching of tissue on a bottom of the wearer'"'"'s foot on which a said sole support is attached, whereby preventing excessive tensile stress in a plantar fascia. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An orthotic foot support device for reducing stress on the plantar fascia of a wearer'"'"'s foot, said device comprising:
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a thin flexible stretch resistant, sole support, shaped to cover only a portion the sole of a wearer'"'"'s foot on which the device is to be applied; and
wherein said sole support does not including a resilient cushion layer; and
wherein said sole support has a ration of elongation to tensile strength (lb/in-width) that is less than 0.9 providing a balanced combination of strength and resistance to elongation;an adhesive layer on said sole support for attaching said sole support to a sole of the wearer'"'"'s foot so that extension and stretching of tissue on a bottom of the wearer'"'"'s foot is restricted, whereby preventing excessive tensile stress in a plantar fascia. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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34. A plantar fascia support device for a human foot comprising:
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a uniform thickness, sole support, shaped to cover only a portion of a bottom of a wearer'"'"'s foot where the device is to be applied, wherein said sole support has a ratio of elongation to tensile strength (lb/in-width) that is less than 0.9 to provide a balanced combination of strength and resistance to elongation; and an adhesive layer on said sole support for securely adhering said sole support to an outer skin of a sole of the wearer'"'"'s foot. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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