US Patent Issued on Oct. 20 for "Mobility assistive device" (New Jersey Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,766,064, issued on Oct. 20.

"Mobility assistive device" was invented by John Douglas Bruno (Mount Laurel, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assistive device that can be worn in normal daily activities that improves dorsiflexion in stance phase and correct hyperextension of the knee to help restore a functional gait pattern. The device includes an attachable foot stirrup strap, two long heavy duty elastic cords with hooks to attach to the foot stirrup strap and loops to attach to a shoulder strap, a thigh strap with clamp that allows for adjustment of tension to overcome foot drop and promote knee flexion in the proper direction by p...