US Patent Issued to The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania on July 28 for "Implantable sensory system" (Pennsylvania, Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,284, issued on July 28, was assigned to The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia).

"Implantable sensory system" was invented by Timothy H. Lucas (Columbus, Ohio), Andrew G. Richardson (Wynnewood, Pa.), Firooz Aflatouni (Penn Valley, Pa.) and Mark G. Allen (Philadelphia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sensory system for improving and/or restoring sensation to a foot or hand of a patient. The system includes at least one force sensor implanted subcutaneously within a finger or palm of a hand or on a plantar surface of a foot of a patient and a base unit that is worn externally by the patient or is implanted subcuta...