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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2001
Harold Howlett, Nesbit, MS (US);
David O. Foshee, Bartlett, TN (US);
Phillip C. Yang, Memphis, TN (US);
Laura Crane, Williston, TN (US);
Schering-Plough Healthcare Products, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
An insole includes a forefoot portion having a lower first recess; a cupped heel portion having a lower second recess; a mid-foot portion connecting together the forefoot portion and the heel portion, the mid-foot portion including a medial arch portion, and the forefoot, heel and mid-foot portions formed from a unitary resilient material; a plurality of protuberances in the second recess and having lower edges generally coplanar with a lower surface of the heel portion in surrounding relation to the second recess; a plurality of spaced apart spring walls formed from a viscoelastic gel in the first recess, the spring walls having lower edges generally coplanar with a lower surface of the forefoot portion which is in surrounding relation to the first recess; and a shell extending under the mid-foot portion and made of a resilient material that is stiffer than the unitary resilient material.