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US20050262740A1
US20050262740A1 US11/124,026 US12402605A US2005262740A1 US 20050262740 A1 US20050262740 A1 US 20050262740A1 US 12402605 A US12402605 A US 12402605A US 2005262740 A1 US2005262740 A1 US 2005262740A1
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Franco Salvatelli
Massimo Tulipani
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B1/00—Footwear characterised by the material
    • A43B1/0045—Footwear characterised by the material made at least partially of deodorant means
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B13/00—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
    • A43B13/14—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the constructive form
    • A43B13/143—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the constructive form provided with wedged, concave or convex end portions, e.g. for improving roll-off of the foot
    • A43B13/146—Concave end portions, e.g. with a cavity or cut-out portion
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B13/00—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
    • A43B13/14—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the constructive form
    • A43B13/16—Pieced soles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B13/00—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
    • A43B13/14—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the constructive form
    • A43B13/18—Resilient soles
    • A43B13/187—Resiliency achieved by the features of the material, e.g. foam, non liquid materials
    • A43B13/188—Differential cushioning regions
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B7/00—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
    • A43B7/14—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts
    • A43B7/1405—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form
    • A43B7/1455—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form with special properties
    • A43B7/1464—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form with special properties with adjustable pads to allow custom fit
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B7/00—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
    • A43B7/14—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts
    • A43B7/1405—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form
    • A43B7/1455—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form with special properties
    • A43B7/147—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form with special properties for sick or disabled persons, e.g. persons having osteoarthritis or diabetes

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  • the present invention relates to a footwear orthosis for a user having problems with his foot, e.g. following a surgical operation or owing to a foot disease.
  • a number of people after undergoing a surgical operation in one or both their feet have to use a footwear orthosis, i. e. a specifically structured footwear, suitable for making it possible for the user to walk with a reasonable comfort without damaging or stressing specific sensitive foot portions. More particularly, when a patient is affected by insulin-dependant diabetes some foot tissues degenerate and diabetic ulcers are formed, and when ulceration occurs the patient cannot tolerate any exerted pressure on the foot.
  • a sole having a front or rear raised (thicker) flat portion, a lower flat portion, and an intermediate portion which is inwardly convex.
  • the main object of the present invention is to provide a footwear orthosis which prevents its user from negatively affecting a specific sensitive portion of his foot or feet, and makes it possible for him or her to walk naturally at the same time.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a footwear orthosis designed to supports the user's foot in a suitable walking trim and to be used for different rehabilitation stages of a patient's foot.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a footwear orthosis which is can be produced at competitive costs so as to be advantageous also from an economical point of view.
  • a footwear orthosis including a sole member having a tread surface and an inner surface, and a partly open upper member designed to be anchored to said sole member and arranged removably to secure a user's foot thereto, wherein said tread surface is substantially uninterruptedly flat and at least partly outwardly convex.
  • the footwear orthosis comprises at least one intermediate flat portion and at least one front and/or rear portion outwardly convex, said front and/or rear convex portion allowing, in use, said sole member at least partly to roll between an initial ground touching position and a lifting position in which its front portion is leaving the ground.
  • an insole element for a footwear orthosis comprising at least two portions engageable with one another in a puzzle-like manner.
  • FIG. 1 shows a perspective view with parts cut away of a footwear orthosis according to the present invention
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a side view of the lower portion of the footwear orthosis of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the footwear orthosis of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIGS. 4 and 5 are a bottom and side view, respectively, of an insole reinforcing member according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a cross-section view taken along the line VI-VI of the insole reinforcing member in FIG. 5 ;
  • FIG. 7 is a cross-section view taken along the line VII-VII of the insole reinforcing member in FIG. 5 ;
  • FIG. 8 is a top view of an assembled puzzle-like insole reinforcing member
  • FIG. 9 shows a perspective view of a reinforcing insole member of FIG. 8 with three portions thereof reciprocally engaged in a puzzle-like manner
  • FIG. 10 is a perspective view in explosion of two portions of the insole reinforcing member of FIG. 9 .
  • a footwear orthosis 1 has an ambidextrous sole 2 with a tread surface 3 , and an upper 4 comprising a bootleg portion.
  • the tread surface 3 is substantially uninterruptedly flat, i. e. a continuous flat surface substantially with no bulging or recessed portions, that can be imagined as obtained from a straight generatrix moving along a path including straight and/or at least one curved portion that give rise to a corresponding number of outwardly convex tread portions.
  • tread surface 3 can include slightly in relief tread formations such as those generally indicated as two concentric groups of circles in FIG. 3 , for proper grip with the ground.
  • tread outwardly convex portion or portions of tread surface 3 preferably have a variable radius of convexity. More particularly, the tread surface has a front portion 3 a and rear portion 3 b which are outwardly (downwardly, in use) convex, having a radius of convexity larger than that at the intermediate portion 3 c.
  • the sole 2 has its upper (inner) surface 5 which is substantially flat and structured as a lattice as it is well known to a person skilled in the art.
  • a peripheral edge 6 extends upwardly from the upper surface 5 and substantially perpendicularly to the inner surface 5 , the edge 6 having a height preferably of about 45 mm.
  • a relatively rigid intermerdiate insole member 7 which preferably has an, in use, upper flat surface, while its lower surface in contact with the upper surface 5 of the sole has a lattice-like rib structure 7 a so dimensioned as to be set in position without clearance on the lattice of the upper surface 5 .
  • the intermediate insole member 7 is preferably made of moulded antibacterical and washable ABS (acrilonitrile-butadiene-stirene) material.
  • a standard insole usually bearing a trade mark, a design or the like, could be provided on the insole member 7 .
  • the footwear orthosis shown in FIG. 1 has a suitably shaped upper 4 with a bootleg portion and a number (four) of suitable securing means 9 .
  • suitable securing means 9 e. g. each comprising a ribbon provided with an anchoring means such as a fastening means, e.g. a Velcro strip, arranged removably to secure a patient's foot to the footwear.
  • an anchoring means such as a fastening means, e.g. a Velcro strip
  • the user During walking the user lower the footwear orthosis at its rear portion 3 b having a relatively large radius of curvature which makes it possible for the sole to effect a soft progressive rolling in the forward direction with no abrupt (torsional) stress being transmitted to the user's foot.
  • the user's foot makes then a smooth swing movement while the footwear sole keeps in contact with the ground throughout its intermediate portion 3 c and part of its front portion 3 a .
  • the front portion 3 a comes into contact with the ground the user foot is raised for a new step forward and so on.
  • the specific structure of the footwear orthosis according to the present invention thus prevents dangerous pressure picks being applied to the user's foot while the sole 2 is touching down or leaving or taking off the ground.
  • the touching down step is soft operation even because the rear portion 3 b is then the footwear portion nearer to the ground, the user's foot being thrown forwards with its tip portion extending upwards, and thus the curved (convex) surface of the rear portion prevents the sole 2 from abruptly touching down the ground.
  • an insole 10 which comprises three portions 10 a , 10 ab and 10 c that can be removably connected together in a puzzle-like manner.
  • the insole 10 is preferably made of a cushioning material and more specifically an antibacteric, washable cushioning material.
  • An insole 10 can include a number (typically two or three) portions 10 a made of different materials thereby obtaining an insole element having mechanical characteristics changing from its rear to its front portion. Such an insole makes it possible to adapt a footwear orthosis according to the invention to specific user's needs.
  • the peripheral edge 6 of the sole 2 can be dimensioned so as to make it possible to locate three or more superimposed insoles 10 in the footwear orthosis.
  • the insole can comprises portion 10 a to 10 c formed with an aperture or through opening to be located at sensitive portion of the user's foot.

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