US Patent Issued on Oct. 27 for "Scoliosis brace with inflatable pressure bladders and scoliosis treatment methods using the same" (Rhode Island Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,338, issued on Oct. 27.

"Scoliosis brace with inflatable pressure bladders and scoliosis treatment methods using the same" was invented by D. Barry McCoy (Coventry, R.I.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to embodiments of the invention, a novel scoliosis brace includes inflatable pressure bladders which are cyclically controlled and monitored to increase and decrease pressure over a given treatment period. A treatment protocol monitors and tracks the quality and quantity of brace "wear time" to provide better data for modifying and/or increasing bladder pressures and cycle times over a long-term bracing period."

The patent wa...