Shoe orthotic device and related methods

Abstract

The present invention provides an improved orthotic device adapted to be inserted into a high-heeled or raised-heel shoe and to receive a human foot thereon. The orthotic device may be operable to adhere to the sole of the shoe and may comprise a proximal contoured slope operable to prevent migration and increase acceptance of body weight at the heel of the wearer's foot and may comprise a distal contoured slope operable to support the arch of the wearer's foot, preventing the foot from sliding forward and focusing excessive painful pressure at the user's toes. The orthotic device may also have dual layers of adhesive material separated by a peel-away backing, and an inferior surface concavity with a channel allowing solvent to be used to dissolve the adhesive if the orthotic device needs to be repositioned or changed to a new shoe.

1 . An orthotic device for insertion into a shoe for a human foot, comprising:
 a. a rigid or semi-rigid body having:
 i. a superior surface for supporting a human foot, and 
 ii. an inferior surface for interfacing with a sole of a shoe; and 
   b. a fitting adhesive operable to temporarily attach the body to the sole of shoe to test at least one location on the insole of the shoe for fit with said foot, said fitting adhesive being attached to a peel-away backing allowing the fitting adhesive to be removed from the body; and   c. a setting adhesive for attaching said orthotic device semi-permanently to said insole.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said inferior surface has a substantially flat portion, said inferior surface being coated with said setting adhesive. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein said peel-away backing also protects and preserves said setting adhesive. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein said peel-away backing comprises a low-adherence superior surface and a tab, such that said peel-away backing may be easily peeled from said inferior surface of said device. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein said peel-away backing comprises an inferior surface, wherein said peel-away backing is in contact with said setting adhesive on a first side thereof and a second side thereof is coated with said fitting adhesive. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 5 , further comprising a second peel-away backing for protecting and preserving said fitting adhesive. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein said second peel-away backing comprises a low-adherence superior surface and a tab, such that said second peel-away backing may be easily peeled from said fitting adhesive and said inferior surface of said peel-away backing. 
     
     
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         10 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising an inferior surface concavity and an adhesive solvent channel, said adhesive solvent channel providing a passage from a superior surface of said device to said inferior surface concavity. 
     
     
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         16 . The device of  claim 15 , further comprising a fabric for preventing slippage and shearing forces on said superior surface of said orthotic device. 
     
     
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         21 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said shoe is a raised-heel shoe and said orthotic device is configured to be placed on said insole at a seat of said raised heel shoe such that an anterior portion of a heel of a wearer's foot is contacted and supported by a proximal contoured slope of the orthotic device, and said orthotic device prevents forward migration of said foot during wear. 
     
     
         22 . An orthotic device for insertion into a raised-heel shoe for a human foot, comprising:
 a. a rigid or semi-rigid body having; an inferior surface for interfacing with a sole of a shoe; and   b. a fitting adhesive operable to temporarily attach the body to the insole of shoe to test at least one location on the insole of the shoe for fit with a foot, said fitting adhesive being attached to a peel-away backing allowing the fitting adhesive to be removed from the body; and   c. a setting adhesive for attaching said orthotic device semi-permanently to said insole.   
     
     
         23 . The device of  claim 22 , further comprising a distal contoured slope operable to be positioned below a portion of an arch of said foot. 
     
     
         24 . The device of  claim 22 , wherein said orthotic device comprises a substantially flat inferior surface, said inferior surface being coated with said setting adhesive. 
     
     
         25 . The device of  claim 24 , wherein said peel-away backing is operable to protect and preserve said setting adhesive until said peel-away backing is removed. 
     
     
         26 . The device of  claim 25 , wherein said peel-away backing comprises a low-adherence upper surface in contact with said setting adhesive and a tab, such that said peel-away backing may be easily peeled from said inferior surface of said device. 
     
     
         27 . The device of  claim 25 , wherein said peel-away backing comprises a lower surface on which said fitting adhesive is coated. 
     
     
         28 . The device of  claim 27 , further comprising a second peel-away backing for protecting and preserving said fitting adhesive. 
     
     
         29 . The device of  claim 27 , wherein said second peel-away backing comprises a low-adherence superior surface and a tab, such that said second peel-away backing may be easily peeled from said inferior surface of said peel-away backing. 
     
     
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         32 . The device of  claim 24 , further comprising an inferior surface concavity and an adhesive solvent channel, said adhesive solvent channel providing a passage from a superior surface of said device to said inferior surface concavity. 
     
     
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         37 . A method of using an orthotic device, comprising the steps of:
 a. inserting an orthotic device comprising a rigid or semi-rigid body having a contoured for supporting a portion of a foot into a shoe; and   b. temporarily adhering said orthotic device to an insole of said shoe using a fitting adhesive operable to temporarily attach the body to the sole of shoe to test at least one location on the insole of the shoe for fit with said foot; and   c. semi-permanently securing said orthotic device to said insole of said shoe in said position using a setting adhesive.   
     
     
         38 . The method of  claim 37 , wherein said fitting adhesive being located on a peel-away backing that covers said setting adhesive. 
     
     
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