ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,350,181, issued on July 8, was assigned to LB2 TECHNOLOGIES LLC.
"Lower limb orthosis" was invented by William Byrne Madden (Fort Walton Beach, Fla.) and Leo Chuen Chen (Destin, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An orthosis for a lower limb is provided. In one aspect, the orthosis is comprised of a shell that is portioned and dimensioned so as to be in close proximity to an anatomical limb. The shell has a leg portion, a foot portion, and a heel portion, the leg portion being fitted over the anterior surface of the leg, the foot portion being fitted over the dorsal surface of the foot, and the heel portion being fitted over the surface ...