US Patent Issued to President and Fellows of Harvard College on May 27 for "Expanding foam-fabric orthopedic limb stabilization device" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,062, issued on May 27, was assigned to President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Mass.).

"Expanding foam-fabric orthopedic limb stabilization device" was invented by Samuel Evan Root (Cambridge, Mass.), Jovanna Angelina Fazzini (Cambridge, Mass.), Vanessa Sanchez (Cambridge, Mass.), Daniel John Preston (Cambridge, Mass.) and George M. Whitesides (Cambridge, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one aspect, a kit includes a sleeve including an outer lining and an inner lining; a pouch arranged within the sleeve and including one or more polymer sheets, a plurality of channels, and a plurality of vents; and a foam precurso...