ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,145, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Aspen Medical Products LLC (Irvine, Calif.).

"Orthopedic brace and donning method" was invented by Erik Zimmer (Oceanside, Calif.) and Jane Price (Anaheim, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An orthopedic brace features a posterior bracing system coupled to an anterior bracing system. The posterior bracing system includes a first plurality of telescopic lateral panels with a first telescopic lateral panel coupled to a first belt member and a second telescopic lateral panel coupled to a second belt member. The anterior bracing system includes a second plurality of telescopic lateral panels su...