US Patent Issued to Ortho Innovations on Aug. 4 for "Modular support system" (Delaware, Maryland Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,240, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Ortho Innovations LLC (Selbyville, Del.).

"Modular support system" was invented by Bryan Shepherd (Selbyville, Del.), Eugene Welch (Ellicott City, Md.), Morris Brian Polsky (Reisterstown, Md.) and Edward Spirko (Millsboro, Del.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular knee brace assembly includes a brace and a wedge. The brace comprises a sleeve portion comprising a first opening at a first end of the sleeve portion and a second opening at a second end of the sleeve portion, the first opening and the second opening adapted to enable a first portion of a user's body to pass through the sleeve port...