ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,252, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Weber Orthopedic LP (DFW Airport, Texas).
"Elbow brace with twist adjustment" was invented by Janakiram Srinivasa Rao Chetlapalli (Frisco, Texas), Jamie Mcmillan (Billings, Mont.) and Jim Buckhout (Keller, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An orthopedic elbow brace having a forearm strut hinged to an upper arm strut, with two cuffs that are attached and slidable to the forearm strut, and a third cuff attached to the upper arm strut. First and second rotatable spools are positioned at the strut pivot. A lace, cable or wire interconnects the forearm and/or upper arm struts to the first spool, ...