ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,376,975, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to OTTOBOCK SE & Co. KGAA (Duderstadt, Germany).
"Orthopedic device" was invented by Lars Benjamin Finke (Landolfshausen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to an orthopedic device comprising a main part with a first surface which is provided with at least one adhesive region. At least one recess is provided in the main part, said at least one recess being at least partly formed behind the adhesive region and being provided with a pressure and/or suction connection. The first surface is designed to be at least partly suctioned into the recess when negative pressure is appli...