US Patent Issued to SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION on June 2 for "Self-aligning joint assistance device" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,679, issued on June 2, was assigned to SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION (Seoul, South Korea).

"Self-aligning joint assistance device" was invented by Kyu-Jin Cho (Seoul, South Korea) and Sung Sik Yun (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a self-aligning joint assistance device and, more particularly, to a self-aligning joint assistance device, wherein the joint assistance device is worn on a joint of the human body, such as the knee joint connecting the thigh and the lower leg, and assists the movement of the joint. The present disclosure provides the advantage of high user frien...