ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,575,996, issued on March 17.

"Orthopaedic device comprising at least one actuator" was invented by Robin Temporelli (Labege, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An orthopaedic device includes an upper exoskeleton (2, 4) and a lower exoskeleton (6), and a receiving actuator having a pivot-connection member (10). The exoskeleton is hinged with respect to one another via the pivot-connection member. A receiving transmission device (30) is designed to be able to transmit a movement to the pivot-connection member. At least a first hydraulic cylinder (20) is coupled to the receiving transmission device so as to be able to rotate said pivot-...