ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,708,547, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to OSSUR ICELAND EHF (Reykjavik, Iceland).
"Positioning wedge" was invented by Matthew Barrientos (Foothill Ranch, Calif.), Mark Harman Powell (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) and Asdis Bjornsson (Foothill Ranch, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A positioning wedge is arranged as an interface between two anatomical portions of a human body to arrange the anatomical two portions at a predetermined angle or position relative to one another. The positioning wedge includes a main body having first and second sides connected to another by a bridge portion such that the first and second sides each define a...