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Advanced Military Footwear System with Composite Orthotic

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: W81XWH-12-C-0041
Agency Tracking Number: A112-109-0361
Amount: $150,000.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: A11-109
Solicitation Number: 2011.2
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2011
Award Year: 2012
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2011-12-08
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
270 Walker Drive Suite 207E
State College, PA -
United States
DUNS: 115331691
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Timothy Hurley
 President
 (814) 234-0700
 thurley@diapedia.com
Business Contact
 Timothy Hurley
Title: President
Phone: (814) 234-0700
Email: thurley@diapedia.com
Research Institution
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Abstract

Although footwear science has made considerable progress in the last decade, a performance gap continues to exist between standard issue military footwear and expedition footwear available on the commercial market. While the provision of in-shoe foot orthoses (ISFOs) is commonplace in commercial athletic and outdoor footwear, the provision of similar devices that can be accommodated in an army boot has not received significant attention. The high rates of lower extremity injuries in the military point to the urgent need to close the footwear performance gap by providing military personnel with footwear and in-boot orthoses that incorporate up-to-date biomechanical knowledge and state-of-the-art materials. In this proposal, DIApedia, LLC, a Pennsylvania small business with a track record of innovation and commercialization in the therapeutic footwear domain and experience with military contracts, will lead a multidisciplinary team of experts in composite materials, footwear biomechanics, military medicine, and manufacture of military footwear in the design of an advanced modular ISFO and a new high-performance boot container.

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