ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,179, issued on April 7.
"Brace to cover atrophy in the shoulder" was invented by Darrell Wayne Moore Sr. (Glassboro, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shoulder brace for patients who have lost mass in their upper torso due to a shoulder injury. The shoulder brace provides a plurality of pockets selectively placed so that when the shoulder brace is wrapped about the patient's shoulder, padding placed within the plurality of pockets mimics the look of upper body mass lost due to atrophy."
The patent was filed on Feb. 12, 2021, under Application No. 17/248,917.
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