Patent classifications
A43B17/00
INSOLE
Provided is an insole to suppress, in a foot sole, an excessive outward displacement of the center of body gravity. An insole to be used as a shoe insole includes three areas divided from a top surface of the insole. The three areas include a forefoot area, a midfoot area, and a hindfoot area. In an outer section, all three areas are provided with an outer forefoot protrusion, an outer midfoot protrusion, and an outer hindfoot protrusion that protrude upwards from the top surface of the insole or downwards from a bottom surface of the insole. The protrusions are formed to have respective heights of protrusion distinctive from one another within a range of 0.2 mm or higher and 15 mm or lower.
INSOLE
Provided is an insole to suppress, in a foot sole, an excessive outward displacement of the center of body gravity. An insole to be used as a shoe insole includes three areas divided from a top surface of the insole. The three areas include a forefoot area, a midfoot area, and a hindfoot area. In an outer section, all three areas are provided with an outer forefoot protrusion, an outer midfoot protrusion, and an outer hindfoot protrusion that protrude upwards from the top surface of the insole or downwards from a bottom surface of the insole. The protrusions are formed to have respective heights of protrusion distinctive from one another within a range of 0.2 mm or higher and 15 mm or lower.
Adjustable footbeds for footwear
A footbed having at least one of a thickness adjustment panel and a lateral adjustment fin, each configured to be moved between a first configuration and a second configuration, the first and second configurations providing different fits of a shoe into which the footbed is inserted.
Pressure sensing insole
A pressure sensing insole according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a first electrode layer including a first conductive region; a first adhesive layer disposed on the first electrode layer and including an insulating region; an intermediate layer disposed on the first adhesive layer; a second adhesive layer disposed on the intermediate layer and including an insulating region; and a second electrode layer disposed on the second adhesive layer and including a second conductive region.
PERSONALIZING FOOT SUPPORTS
In an example, a method is described. The method comprises generating object model data representative of a design of a foot support to be produced for a subject according to the object model data. The design of the foot support comprises: a support portion; and an extension portion extending from the support portion. A type of the extension portion is based on a condition of the subject's foot and the extension portion is personalized to the subject based on at least one measurement of the subject's foot.
PERSONALIZING FOOT SUPPORTS
In an example, a method is described. The method comprises generating object model data representative of a design of a foot support to be produced for a subject according to the object model data. The design of the foot support comprises: a support portion; and an extension portion extending from the support portion. A type of the extension portion is based on a condition of the subject's foot and the extension portion is personalized to the subject based on at least one measurement of the subject's foot.
Footwear having sensor system
A shoe has a sensor system operably connected to a communication port. Performance data is collected by the system and can be transferred for further use via the communication port. The shoe may contain an electronic module configured to gather data from the sensors. The module may also transmit the data to an external device for further processing. Users can use the collected data for a variety of different uses or applications.
INSOLE ASSEMBLY
An insole assembly is provided comprising an insole having an upper surface upon which an underside of a foot may contact and be supported. The insole assembly has at least one protrusion which projects away from the upper surface of the insole. At least one of the protrusions is detachably connected to the insole. The protrusions may be interchanged to customize an insole assembly to provide enhanced cutaneous stimulation of targeted regions of a foot.
CUSTOMIZED INSOLES FOR DIABETIC AND PRESSURE ULCERS
Disclosed herein are insoles useful for treating skin injuries on a foot, for instance ulcers. The insoles are customizable for each patient's foot and can include various portions of differing softness, depending on the needs of the patient. For instance, it can be beneficial for certain sections of the foot to contact a firmer material, whereas other sections contact a softer material. Some, or all, of the materials can include one or more biofidelic skin simulant materials. Thus, various implementations include one or more regions that can include the same or different materials. For example, a custom insole can include a heel support region, a midfoot support region, and a forefoot support region, and the support regions can be subdivided into medial and lateral support regions or toe regions. One or more regions may have a custom isolation segment to prevent the progression of ulcers and/or expedite wound healing.
RECYCLABLE CROSSLINKED POLYMERIC FOAM AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF
A recyclable crosslinked polymeric foam includes a reaction product of 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of a crosslinking agent and 0.1 to 5 parts by weight of a radical initiator, based on 100 parts by weight of a polymeric material. The crosslinking agent is represented by the following formula:
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wherein R is an alkylene group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, an arylene group having 6 to 18 carbon atoms, or a cycloalkylene group having 6 to 18 carbon atoms.