Orthopedic footwear with dynamic medial longitudinal arch support

Abstract

The various embodiments herein provide an orthopedic footwear for correcting a foot deformity. The orthopedic footwear comprises an upper for covering a user's foot, a sole comprising an anterior part, a posterior part and a medial part, and a plurality of Bowden cables for connecting the posterior part and the anterior part of the sole. The sole configured to receive the user's foot. The Bowden cables are configured to vary a height of the medial part of the sole to provide a dynamic support to a medial-longitudinal arch of the user's foot.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An orthopedic footwear for correcting a foot deformity comprises:
 an upper configured for covering a user's foot;   a sole comprising an anterior part, a posterior part and a medial part, and wherein the sole is configured to receive the user's foot, and wherein the posterior part and the medial part of the sole are not configured to be in a direct-contact with each other; and   a plurality of cables, connected to the posterior part and the anterior part of the sole, and wherein the plurality of cables is configured to vary a height of the medial part of the sole to provide a dynamic support to a medial-longitudinal arch of the user's foot based on a gait phase of a foot movement, and wherein the plurality of cables is Bowden cables, and wherein the plurality of cables is configured to extend in an initial stance of a gait cycle due to a body weight of the user, and wherein the plurality of cables is configured to contracts in a terminal stance of the gait cycle, and wherein the medial part of the sole is configured to be raised by the plurality of cables and configured to provide a dynamic arch support to a medial arch of the user's foot.   
     
     
         2 . The footwear according to  claim 1 , wherein the sole is configured to comprises a lateral side and a medial side, and wherein the posterior part of the sole is configured to be positioned along the lateral side of the sole, and wherein the medial part of sole is configured to be placed along the medial side of the sole. 
     
     
         3 . The footwear according to  claim 1 , wherein the anterior part of the sole is configured to be located under a plurality of toes of the user's foot, and wherein the anterior part is hinged to the posterior and medial parts of the sole. 
     
     
         4 . The footwear according to  claim 1 , wherein the posterior part of the sole is configured to be placed under a heel of the user's foot, and wherein the posterior part is hinged to the anterior part of the sole. 
     
     
         5 . The footwear according to  claim 1 , wherein the medial part is configured to be positioned under a medial longitudinal arch of the user's foot, and wherein the medial part is hinged to the anterior part of the sole. 
     
     
         6 . The footwear according to  claim 1 , wherein the anterior part is fastened to the posterior part by the plurality of cables. 
     
     
         7 . (canceled) 
     
     
         8 . The footwear according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of cables is configured to pass from the anterior part to the posterior part of the sole through an interior side of the medial part of the sole. 
     
     
         9 . The footwear according to  claim 1 , wherein the medial part of the sole is configured to be lowered when the user's foot is configured to be in contacts with a ground surface. 
     
     
         10 . (canceled)