ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,265, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Aspen Medical Products LLC (Irvine, Calif.).

"Posterior bracing system with interchangeable extension panels" 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 featuring a posterior bracing system. The posterior bracing system comprises (i) a posterior panel including a plurality of locking slots and (ii) a first extension panel removably coupled to the posterior panel. The first extension panel includes a plurality of locking protrusions corresponding to and removably coupled to the plurality of locking slots."

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