ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,137, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to OTTOBOCK SE & Co. KGAA (Duderstadt, Germany).
"Prosthetic foot component" was invented by Martin Pusch (Duderstadt, Germany), Carsten Moenicke (Duderstadt, Germany) and Hannes Krenz (Dresden, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a prosthetic foot component comprising a proximal fastening system for securing the prosthetic foot component to a proximal component, a retaining portion situated distally relative to the fastening system and coupled to the latter, an elastic heel element provided on the retaining portion, and a main spring extending in a front-foot region an...