THERAPEUTIC SHOE. PRESENTED SINGLY, AND NOT IN PAIRS. UNIVERSAL FIT (IE SUITABLE FOR BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FEET). ESSENTIALLY CONSISTING OF A RIGID, SPECIALLY-SHAPED NON-SLIP OUTER SOLE WITH A SLIGHT ROCKER, WITH PADDED INNER SOLE AND THE UPPER CLOSED BY MEANS OF TWO EXTRA-LONG HOOK AND LOOP FASTENERS VIA A D RING TO ALLOW ALTERATION FOR PATIENT CIRCUMSTANCES (DRESSINGS ETC). USED POST-OPERATIVELY FOR STABILITY AND OFFLOADING, EG AFTER FOOT OSTEOTOMY PROCEDURES, AND IN CASES OF DIABETIC FOOT OR NEUROPATHY. WITH BREATHABLE MESH UPPER, OPEN TOE AREA AND PADDED HEEL COLLAR. THE PRODUCT IS CLASSIFIED AS AN ORTHOPAEDIC DEVICE FOR HUMANS.

CLASSIFICATION HAS BEEN DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:- GENERAL INTERPRETATIVE RULES (GIR)S GIR 1 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THIS PRODUCT BY THE TERMS OF HEADING 9021- ORTHOPAEDIC APPLIANCES, INCLUDING CRUTCHES, SURGICAL BELTS AND TRUSSES; SPLINTS AND OTHER FRACTURE APPLIANCES; ARTIFICIAL PARTS OF THE BODY; HEARING AIDS AND OTHER APPLIANCES WHICH ARE WORN OR CARRIED, OR IMPLANTED IN THE BODY, TO COMPENSATE FOR A DEFECT OR DISABILITY GIR 6 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THE GOODS TO SUBHEADING LEVEL 902110 - ORTHOPAEDIC OR FRACTURE APPLIANCES TARIC NUMBER 9021101000 - ORTHAPEDIC APPLIANCES ALSO CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDNCE WITH: HSENS CHAPTER NOTE 9021 NOTE (6) REFERS.