ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,501, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to OTTOBOCK SE & Co. KGAA (Duderstadt, Germany).
"Prosthetic device" was invented by Martin Pusch (Duderstadt, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a prosthetic device for a lower extremity having a prosthetic knee joint having: an upper part, on which a proximal prosthetic component is arranged; a lower part, which is connected to the upper part so as to be pivotable about a knee joint axis; and a distal prosthetic component, on which a prosthetic foot is formed or can be attached, wherein the distal prosthetic component is mounted so as to be displaceable in the direct...