ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,542, issued on March 24, was assigned to Bauerfeind AG (Zeulenroda-Triebes, Germany).
"Stabilizing rod for an orthopedic aid" was invented by Hans B. Bauerfeind (Zeulenroda-Triebes, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a stabilizing rod (10) for an orthopedic aid, the stabilizing rod (101) having in the longitudinal direction a first section (110) and a second section (120), the first section (110) and the second section (120) being connected to each other via a third, flexible section (130). According to the invention, the third, flexible section (130) has at least one material cut-out (131)."
The patent...