ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,629,272, issued on May 19, was assigned to Ortho Innovations LLC (Selbyville, Del.).

"Modular knee brace assembly" was invented by Bryan Shepherd (Selbyville, Del.), Eugene Welch (Selbyville, Del.), Edward Spirko (Selbyville, Del.) and Morris B. Polsky (Selbyville, Del.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular joint brace assembly comprising a brace and a wedge is disclosed. The brace comprises a first panel, a second panel, a third panel, and a first mating unit coupled to a top surface of the brace. The first mating unit comprises a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. The wedge comprises a first top surface, a second t...