ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,740,884, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to VispalExo Inc. (North Canton, Ohio).

"Orthopedic system and method" was invented by Ajay K. Seth (North Canton, Ohio), Jeffrey A. Denune (Indianapolis), Chandan Sen (Indianapolis) and David M. Uhlenhake (Toledo, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides an orthopedic brace for a limb. The orthopedic brace can include an upper portion, a lower portion, and a multi-axial joint. The multi-axial joint can connect the upper portion and the lower portion and can further a stacked joint assembly configured to rotate about multiple axes. A method of operating an orthopedic s...