US Patent Issued to OSSUR HF on Oct. 7 for "Orthopedic device for treating complications of the hip" (Icelander, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,778, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to OSSUR HF (Reykjavik, Iceland).

"Orthopedic device for treating complications of the hip" was invented by Arni Thor Ingimundarson (Reykjavik, Iceland), Thorvaldur Ingvarsson (Reykjavik, Iceland), Nina Bakken (Reykjavik, Iceland), Valgeir Petursson (Reykjavik, Iceland), Helga Run Palsdottir (Reykjavik, Iceland), Thorleifur Stefansson (Reykjavik, Iceland), Hronn Kristinsdottir (Reykjavik, Iceland), Stefan Orn Stefansson (Reykjavik, Iceland) and Henry Hsu (Foothill Ranch, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An orthopedic device is provided for treating complications of the hip and has means for tro...