US Patent Issued to MAKO Surgical on May 13 for "Joint for a support arm and support arm including the joint" (Florida Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,956, issued on May 13, was assigned to MAKO Surgical Corp. (Weston, Fla.).

"Joint for a support arm and support arm including the joint" was invented by Kathryn Elizabeth Aubrey (Parkland, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A support arm includes a first component, a second component, and a joint coupled to the first component and positionally supporting the second component. The joint includes a first one-way clutch, a second one-way clutch, and a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism is moveable between a first position wherein the first one-way clutch permits rotation of the second component in a first rotational direction and...