ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,362, issued on Feb. 17.
"Tennis elbow offloading device" was invented by Jerrold Marlon Gorski (Old Westbury, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wearable pressure-relief brace has been developed to treat tennis elbow by redistributing forces away from the lateral epicondyle. Unlike prior art, which primarily relies on compression to alleviate symptoms, this innovation addresses the root cause of prolonged pain and delayed healing: repetitive nighttime pressure on injured elbow tissues during side sleeping. Referenced research highlights how such pressures exacerbate the initial sprain or strain of the common extensors at their ori...