ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,102, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to OTTOBOCK SE & Co. KGAA (Duderstadt, Germany).
"Orthosis joint" was invented by Marcus Lurssen (Gottingen, Germany), David Hochmann (Steinfurt, Germany), Roland Auberger (Vienna), Gordon Siewert (Gottingen, Germany) and Christian Breuer-Ruesch (Vienna).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An orthosis joint having a base body which comprises a receptacle for a proximal component, a bearing point for a distal component which is pivotally arranged on the base body, and for stops or spring elements which are acting on the distal component. The orthosis joint also includes at least one receiving element relea...