ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,462, issued on May 6, was assigned to Sports Medicine Sciences LLC (Los Angeles).

"Anatomical brace for dynamically stabilizing the elbow" was invented by Andrew Blecher (Encino, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An anatomical brace for dynamically stabilizing the elbow during elbow articulation, the anatomical brace comprising: a brace body comprising a distal portion for fitting over the forearm of a user and a proximal portion for fitting over the upper arm of a user; a hinge mechanism comprising a distal segment, a proximal segment and a pivot for pivotally connecting the distal segment and the proximal segment, the distal se...