Interactive on-demand orthotic vending machine and method of producing orthotic including disc version

a vending machine and on-demand technology, applied in the field of orthotic vending machines, can solve the problems of too much or too little pressure applied to the arches and achieve the effect of improving the stability and stability of the user's
US20120078568A1Inactive Publication Date: 2012-03-29ALIPES
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
ALIPES
Publication Date
2012-03-29
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

An orthotic vending machine may comprise a measuring apparatus and an orthotic fabricating apparatus. The measuring apparatus may comprises a plurality of probes capable of sensing pressure at various pixels on the underside surfaces of the person's feet at various configurations and determining the heights at the various pixels for the various configurations. The fabricating apparatus fabricates custom orthotics based on the sensed information from the measuring apparatus.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application claims the benefits of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 709,878, filed Aug. 19, 2005, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference. Also, this application claims the benefits of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 793,446, filed Apr. 20, 2006, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.STATEMENT RE: FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH / DEVELOPMENT

[0002] Not ApplicableBACKGROUND

[0003] The present invention relates to an orthotic vending machine, a method of measuring a pressure distribution on underside surfaces of a person's feet, a method of fabricating orthotics, a method of marketing orthotics in a retail environment, and a process of delivering custom products (e.g., customized orthotics, etc.) at the Point of Purchase.

[0004] The human foot is an engineering marvel having an intricate biomechanical composition of twenty-six bones, thirty-three joints and a complicated arra...

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