ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,672,974, issued on July 7, was assigned to OSSUR ICELAND EHF (Reykjavik, Iceland).
"Hinge assembly for an orthopedic device" was invented by Henry Hsu (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) and Tim McMorrow (Foothill Ranch, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An orthopedic device has a hinge assembly including: a first hinge arm having a first longitudinal axis, and defining a first end portion having a first opening defining a first axis so the first hinge arm is pivotable about the axis; a second hinge arm having a second longitudinal axis, and defining a second end portion having a second opening defining a second axis and the second hinge arm is ...