US Patent Issued to OSSUR ICELAND EHF on July 8 for "Shoulder immobilizer and arm apparatus" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,350,180, issued on July 8, was assigned to OSSUR ICELAND EHF (Reykjavik, Iceland).

"Shoulder immobilizer and arm apparatus" was invented by Matthew Barrientos (Foothill Ranch, Calif.), Mark Harman Powell (Foothill Ranch, Calif.), Asdis Bjornsson (Foothill Ranch, Calif.), Jane Price (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) and Eugenio Luna (Foothill Ranch, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shoulder immobilizer and arm apparatus are provided for enhanced comfort and ease of use for rehabilitating a shoulder. The shoulder immobilizer includes a double figure-9 strap configuration to support the weight of an injured arm and shoulder comfortably. The sh...