ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,027, issued on Sept. 8.
"Multifunctional De Quervain's brace" was invented by Saba Kamal (San Jose, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multifunctional De Quervain's brace is an apparatus that changes the angle of pull of the tendons to provide some release in tension at the musculotendinous junction, thereby providing pain relief. The apparatus includes a thumb spica, insert-receiving pockets, and reinforcing inserts. The thumb spica corresponds to the main structure of the apparatus that is wrapped around the user's hand wrist to position the insert-receiving pockets and the corresponding reinforcing inserts on the radial side ...