ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,766,025, issued on Oct. 20.
"Orthopedic device and method of using same" was invented by George Charles (Belding, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An orthopedic device having a lateral under arm rest for positioning under a patient's arm, being supported by two spaced struts which extend downwardly and inwardly from their connection to the arm rest to their connection to housing which houses a fixed length outer sleeve which is mounted at its top in approximately the center of the under arm rest and at its bottom to the leg housing. The length of the fixed length sleeve is approximately the length of an upper torso from the underarms...