Nike Sole and Össur Flex-Run
Innovative, imaginative, life-changing design is the key to the new Nike Sole for the Össur Flex-Run.
Nike has teamed up with Össur, a leader in the orthopedics industry who is well known for their advanced prosthetic innovations, and World Record Holder Sarah Reinertsen to create the Nike Sole for the Össur Flex-Run.
“This project is a special one for Nike,” said Tobie Hatfield, Nike Innovation Director. “The Nike Sole is a shining example of our passion and commitment to serve athletes and provide them the solutions they need to achieve their goals – we’re always listening to the voice of every athlete.”
Jon Sigurdsson, Össur’s president and CEO, said, “This exciting collaboration has leveraged Össur’s unmatched research and development in running prosthetics with Nike’s first-class technologies, resulting in a product unlike any other.”
In 2006, Reinertsen began working with Hatfield and the Nike Innovation Kitchen on a solution for her prosthetic outsole needs. Previously, Reinertsen would use the outsole of a traditional running shoe as her prosthetic ‘shoe’. With limited innovations in prosthetic soles, this cobbling approach to creating solutions using regular running footwear had become the norm. The new Flex-Run with Nike Sole provides a reliable advantage and is now available through prosthetists’ offices globally.
Technically speaking, this design features an integrated layered sole including an outsole, midsole and thermal plastic urethane called Aeroply, made of recycled Nike Air Bag units, serving as moderator between Nike Sole and the Össur Flex-Run’s carbon fiber blade.
