ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,355, issued on Oct. 14.

"EMG-amplifier unit" was invented by Stefan Schulz (Karlsruhe, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An EMG amplifier unit for placement at or in a prosthesis stem, whereby the EMG amplifier unit comprises a first input signal contact group for connection of the EMG amplifier unit with a first EMG electrode, a second input signal contact group for the connection of the EMG amplifier unit with a second EMG electrode and an output signal contact group for direct and/or indirect connection of the EMG amplifier unit with a prosthesis control."

The patent was filed on July 22, 2021, under Application No. 17/382,5...