ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,925, issued on June 24, was assigned to OTTOBOCK SE & Co. KGAA (Duderstadt, Germany).
"Orthosis joint" was invented by Bernhard Sacherer (Friesenheim, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to an orthosis joint (5), in particular for forming a functional angle (14) for a deflection on both sides, comprising: a first joint arm (1) and a second joint arm (2) that are mounted on a shaft (7) such that they can be pivoted relative to each other; and at least one functional element (29) that functions as a retractive element between the two joint arms (1, 2) and comprises at least one spring (16, 17) subjected to bend...