ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,640,057, issued on May 26, was assigned to BIOCONIX PTY LTD. (Wentworth Falls, Australia).
"Dynamic body part simulator" was invented by Melissa L. Knothe Tate (Wentworth Falls, Australia) and Matthew Lim (Wentworth Falls, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for simulating a body part includes a base and an actuator connected to the base. Rotors are rotatable about an axis in response to actuation of the actuator. Each rotor includes radially extending slots. Flanges are circumferentially arranged about the rotor. Each flange includes actuating pistons slidably received in the slots of the rotors such that the flanges ar...