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[Orthotic Products](https://www.help.protosthetics.com/galileo/galileo-product-options?hsLang=en#orthotic-products) September 1, 2026 # Foot Orthotics Product Information ### Table of Contents - What is a Foot Orthotic? - How to place an order - Design Options - Measurements Required - Fabrication Instructions - FAQs ### What is a Foot Orthotic (FO)? An accommodative foot orthotic (FOA) is inserted into the shoe under the foot and redistributes pressure. It is a soft, flexible material Varioshore material printed on the Galileo FO or Galileo O&P Big Nozzle and can be black.    A functional foot orthotic (FOF) is also inserted into the shoe underneath the foot, but provides greater control of gait using stiffer materials. FOFs are printed in TPU Cheetah on the Galileo FO or Galileo O&P Big Nozzle and can be black, grey, white, or blue.  ### How to Order a Foot Orthotic 1. Before ordering this product, clinician preferences must be established with the Protosthetics design team. If you have not set up or want to update your clinician preferences, please schedule a meeting with your design lead by emailing [success@protosthetics.com](mailto:success@protosthetics.com). 2. Log into [FabOne](https://proto.fab.one/), and click “Order” under the Functional or Accommodative Foot Orthotic product listing. 3. Attach a scan of the foam impression box, cast, or patient’s foot. 4. Proceed to the order form to fill out the requested details. ### Design Options on the Order Form #### FOF and FOA: | #### Base Length - Full length - Sulcus length - Metatarsal length | #### Arch - Lower than scan - To scan - Higher than scan | | --- | --- | | #### Heel Cup - Shallow (10 mm) - Regular (15 mm) - Deep (20 mm) | #### Mark Relief Areas For a standard relief, the FO has a thickness of 0.5 to 1 mm in the indicated location. Reliefs can be complete cutouts upon request. The relief thickness can be chosen during a clinician preference discussion or included in the order’s additional information.  ![image-20260731-220901](https://www.help.protosthetics.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-20260731-220901.png?width=147&height=224&name=image-20260731-220901.png) | #### FOA: Base Durometer - Comfort (35 Durometer) - Support (55 Durometer) - Clinic custom (describe in additional information) #### FOF: Intrinsic Posting Posting correction built into the forefoot or heel of the orthosis, measured in degrees of varus or valgus angle.  #### FOF: Orthotic Style - Standard: functional foot orthotic with adjustable heel cup depth and no medial/lateral walls - Heel cup walls have standard thickness of 2.5 mm or additional thickness of 3 mm - UCBL: functional foot orthotic with 35 mm heel cup depth and high medial/lateral walls ### **Req**uired Measurements Sizing is based on traditional men’s or women’s shoe sizing and width, which is used to confirm the scan’s dimensions. Patient height and weight is optional.   ### Fabrication Instructions Accommodative foot orthotics are printed in Varioshore TPU on the Galileo FO or Galileo O&P printer Big nozzle. Print functional foot orthotics using TPU Cheetah on the Galileo FO or the Galileo Big nozzle.  #### Support material Remove any support material or skirts from the print. 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