US Patent Issued to Arctic Bracing on Nov. 11 for "Orthopedic brace with custom-fitted framework of light-curable material" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,512, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Arctic Bracing LLC (McKinney, Texas).

"Orthopedic brace with custom-fitted framework of light-curable material" was invented by Brian Snow (Fairview, Texas), Jeff King (Melissa, Texas) and Brian Lewis Hambrick (McKinney, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An orthopedic brace is provided that includes one or more pad plates formed of a light-curable material and a hinge comprising one or more hinge framework elements connected to the one or more pad plates. The pad plates may include an elastomeric shell to contain the light-curable material. A rigid attachment member may be coupled to the ela...