US Patent Issued to Myomo on Sept. 15 for "Self-donning powered orthotic device" (North Carolina, Ohio, Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,734,059, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Myomo Inc. (Burlington, Mass.).

"Self-donning powered orthotic device" was invented by Jeffrey Peisner (Durham, N.C.), Alida Pelli (Cambridge, Mass.), Samuel Kesner (Arlington, Mass.), Andrew Harlan (Somerville, Mass.) and Christopher Long (Willoughby, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A powered orthotic device includes a brace, a finger engagement member, a thumb engagement member, and a hand actuator. The powered orthotic device includes an affixment member affixed to the brace, and a finger carrier assembly with a finger carrier to engage the fingers of the wearer, as well as a locking m...