ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,207, issued on March 25, was assigned to OTIVIO AS (Oslo, Norway).

"Medical pressure therapy device and components thereof" was invented by Jonas Elderstiern (Oslo, Norway), Hannes Ulvegard (Oslo, Norway), Ronny Brakhya (Oslo, Norway), Robert Axelsson (Oslo, Norway), Juho Laasanen (Oslo, Norway), Iacob Mathiesen (Oslo, Norway) and Arnar Kristjansson (Oslo, Norway).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pressure therapy device includes a pressure chamber, an inflatable padding, a seal, and a positioning mechanism. The pressure chamber has an opening arranged for admitting the inflatable padding and a limb of a user. The inflatable padding i...