US Patent Issued to Jacob Waterman on Feb. 24 for "Patient-worn therapeutic apparatus" (Florida, Colorado, Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,283, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Jacob Waterman (Golden, Colo.).

"Patient-worn therapeutic apparatus" was invented by Jacob Waterman (Golden, Colo.), Aaron H. Pierce (Oviedo, Fla.) and Daniel R. Hammer (Atlanta).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A patient-worn therapeutic apparatus that includes a boot, a plate, and a selectively inflatable bladder. The boot is configured to accommodate a patient's foot and the plate is pivotally disposed within the boot. By one approach the pivot point is disposed proximal to the foot's arch when the patient's foot is accommodated by the boot. The selectively inflatable bladder is disposed on an ...