US Patent Issued to ETH ZURICH on Aug. 11 for "Orthosis and method for stabilizing the position of the scapula, system for moving an arm and method for lifting a load" (Swiss Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,575, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to ETH ZURICH (Zurich).

"Orthosis and method for stabilizing the position of the scapula, system for moving an arm and method for lifting a load" was invented by Anna-Maria Georgarakis (Zurich), Yves Dominic Zimmermann (Wettingen, Switzerland) and Robert Riener (Zurich).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention concerns an orthosis (10) for stabilizing the position of the scapula (3) at least during a lateral movement of an arm (8) related to the scapula (3), comprising a torso fixation means (20), in particular a harness, fixable to the torso (2) of a person (1), and a pressure element (30) in ...