Northwest Products
Pre-Custom
Northwest Pre-Custom are Premium OTC orthotics that fill a niche between OTC insoles and our fully custom orthotics. A slim and unobtrusive option that is designed for anything from women's low volume flats, to men's athletic shoes, the product comes in sizes from 4 - 14 and is available in Firm or Gentle Flex.
Dressette
The Dressette is a sleek OTC orthotic that is specifically designed to relieve the pain and fatigue associated with wearing high heels. This product is virtually invisable when being worn, and is designed for use with heels over 3.5cm in height.
DBX6
The DBX6® is the lightest and most durable material available for fabricating foot orthoses. The DBX6® has a pre-shaped glass, graphite, neutral shell cut for easy molding. DBX6® captures morphology of the foot when the vacuum molding method is used (recommended for shaping). DBX6® has 4 patents that govern it's laminations and processes. It is these processes that have established the standards for shape and design
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Who Is Northwest?
Northwest Podiatric Laboratory: the company where a gifted inventor and a professor emeritus of foot biomechanics joined forces to create a vision for the industry.
The company's roots began in 1964 in a small one room shop located in Blaine, Washington . The company Founder and President, Dennis Brown and Vice President, Christopher E. Smith, D.P.M., believed in the idea that innovation and quality would benefit podiatric care. With only two employees in a facility that was a stones throw from the U.S./Canadian Border, the company modestly began its' service to Podiatry. The road to developing new products and processes had begun.
It was Northwest Podiatric who researched and developed the first advanced graphite composite configuration to be used in custom foot orthotics. Composites allow us to produce orthotics which are lighter, stronger and significantly thinner. Many competitors continue to use 30 year old plastics technologies that rely on simple thickness for strength. Laminated orthotics virtually eliminate shoe fit problems because of their decreased bulk. Thousands of podiatrists and their patients have long since discovered the difference.
Our Patents
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NWPL's patents are the lifeline that strings the company's past, present and future successes together. Its history is marked by defining points that have laid the path to success of our products.
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1976
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Method and apparatus for form fitting shoes and boots.
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1976
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Bio Vac In-shoe casting system is invented.
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1977
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Apparatus for fitting shoes and boots
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1980
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Orthotic and method of making of the same
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1980
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Deformable foot wedge
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1983
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Skate boot insert
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1983
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Method and apparatus for determining neutral axis of a foot.
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1984
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Orthotic Inserts Tri-plane tailoring
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1985
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Variable adjustable shoe insert
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1985
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Skate boot insert
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1985
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Method of orthotic insert and making of the same
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1986
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Orthotic Insert
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1986
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Reinforced Orthotic Insert
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1986
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Orthotics for running
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1986
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Reinforced Heel Orthotic Insert
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1987
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Orthotic Insert for High Heeled Shoes
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1987
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Orthotic and making of the same
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1988
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Variable adjustable shoe insert
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1989
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Orthotic and making of the same
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1989
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Deformable foot wedge
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1990
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Variable adjustable shoe insert
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1990
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Orthotic shoe insert - design patent
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1992
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Shoe insert - design patent
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1992
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Orthotic shoe insert - design patent
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1992
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Orthotic Insert
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1993
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Orthotic ski boot insert member
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1993
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Shoe and boot Spreader Assembly
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1995
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Shoe and boot Spreader Assembly
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1997
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Process for Fabrication of Composite Orthotics
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1998
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Pump Orthotic
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1998
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Method of Lamination for Composite Orthotics
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1998
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Style Shoe Orthotic
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1999
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Orthotic assembly having stationary heel post and separate orthotic plate
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2000
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Orthotic Fabrication Process
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2002
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Removable shoe insole
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Recent News
Northwest DBX6 Blanks Now Available in Australia!
After much anticipation, Northwest Podiatric Laboratory has made the revolutionary DBX6 material available to medical professionals here in Australia. The easy to work with material comes in pre-shaped rough cut blanks, in a #3 and #4 flex, and for sizes between 4 and 14. Please contact our office on 03 9018 8258 to place your order
