ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,781, issued on Aug. 12.

"Fitness and rehabilitation aid" was invented by Martin Kofron (Rychnovek, Czech Republic).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fitness and rehabilitation aid is provided comprising a weighted loading head for achieving a desired centrifugal force and a handle configured for grasping by a user. The weighted loading head and the handle are interconnected by a flexible connecting component. A length of the flexible connecting component between the weighted loading head and the handle is at least 600 mm. In use, the user grasps the handle and rotates the fitness and rehabilitation aid in a particular pattern, creating...