ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,708,543, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to OSSUR ICELAND EHF (Reykjavik, Iceland).
"Orthotic system" was invented by Harry Duane Romo (Foothill Ranch, Calif.), Jonathan Walborn (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) and Jamal Abdul-Hafiz (Foothill Ranch, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An orthosis includes a footplate having a heel portion, a midfoot portion, and a longitudinal axis extending between the heel and midfoot portions. A first deflection zone is defined along a length of the footplate anterior of the heel portion and through which the footplate is arranged to flex during gait to accommodate dorsiflexion of a foot of a user positione...