ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,343,945, issued on July 1, was assigned to Alps South Europe, S.R.O..
"Method of making a novel silicone liner" was invented by Aldo Laghi (Pinellas Park, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A silicone prosthetic liner for use with a prosthetic assembly that acts as the interface between the residual limb of an amputee and the socket assembly. The prosthetic liner comprises an open proximal end, a closed distal end, and sidewalls comprising an inner layer of molded silicone. The silicone is molded over a mandrel that has been sandblasted using #36 grit and, optionally, #320 grit at 100 psi so as to form microcraters and reduce the coeffic...