ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,213, issued on June 3.

"Apparatus and methods for detecting incorrect muscle use and/or posture" was invented by Sadie McCallum (Weare, N.H.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a device comprising a sensor to detect deviation of muscle position in a user. The device includes a first housing portion having at least one sensor and at least one signaling mechanism to alert a user and a second housing portion rotatably coupled to the first housing portion. The second housing portion has an attachment element to maintain the device on the user. The sensitivity of the device can be configured to respond to incorrect muscle position a...