US Patent Issued on April 22 for "Shouldered arm sling with shoulder saddle for ergonomically and comfortably disseminating the weight of the supported arm during convalescence" (Illinois, Missouri Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,279,988, issued on April 22.

"Shouldered arm sling with shoulder saddle for ergonomically and comfortably disseminating the weight of the supported arm during convalescence" was invented by Preston G. Nelson (Mount Vernon, Ill.) and George A Paletta (St. Louis).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shouldered arm sling provided for treatment of various injuries to the arm, wrist, hand, of a patient, during convalescence, the sling includes primary straps and a saddle-style member, connecting with the front and back straps of the sling, the saddle-style member having a pair of straps, one strap rests upon the upper shoulder of the patient, the s...