ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,350,182, issued on July 8, was assigned to DJO LLC (Carlsbad, Calif.).
"Pain management and post-operative hip orthosis" was invented by Donald P. LoGuercio (Cheyenne, Wyo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved pain management and post-operative hip orthosis includes a waist strap having first and second ends, a lower strap having first and second ends, and a pocket extending between the waist strap and lower strap. The pocket has inner and outer panels fastened to each other to define an upper opening and a lower opening. A cooling pack including a reservoir and inlet and outlet tubes extending from a bottom of the reservoir is appl...