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New foot pillow to relieve plantar fasciitis developed by Clarkson and Lowville inventor offered at Kinney's

Posted 11/5/18

POTSDAM -- A new foot pillow designed to relieve the symptoms of plantar fasciitis developed in partnership with Clarkson University is entering the market at North Country Kinney Drugs stores. Andy …

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New foot pillow to relieve plantar fasciitis developed by Clarkson and Lowville inventor offered at Kinney's

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POTSDAM -- A new foot pillow designed to relieve the symptoms of plantar fasciitis developed in partnership with Clarkson University is entering the market at North Country Kinney Drugs stores.

Andy Jennings, a Lowville-based inventor, came up with the idea while trying to relieve his own case of plantar fasciitis foot pain. He found a company to cut foam to his patented shape, then asked Facebook friends who also suffer from foot pain to test his prototype.

Jennings then brought his idea to Clarkson University’s Shipley Center for Innovation and was accepted into the program which allows students and professors to help with market research, brand development, and patent and trademark application filings.

The was developed in partnership with Clarkson University’s Shipley Center for Innovation to relieve foot and heel pain along with plantar fasciitis.

When the patent and brand development for the FootRest Pillow was ready, Clarkson helped connect the FootRest Company with Kinney Drugs to develop a marketing outlet.

Meanwhile, Jennings worked with ARC New York to sew FootRest pillowcases and package the pillows for shipment to Kinney stores. He is currently working with ARC Herkimer Industries in Herkimer, New York. Now this North Country innovation has come full circle and is on the shelves in some Kinney Drugs stores throughout upstate New York.