US Patent Issued to WILLOWWOOD XTREMITY ACQUISITION HOLDINGS on Jan. 20 for "Prosthetic limb sockets and methods of making and using" (Colorado Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,674, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to WILLOWWOOD XTREMITY ACQUISITION HOLDINGS LLC (Mt. Sterling, Ohio).

"Prosthetic limb sockets and methods of making and using" was invented by Mark Joseph (Aspen, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure is directed to prosthetic limb sockets that couple prosthetic limbs to residual limbs. The sockets include a conical cup sized to engage and couple to the residual limb, and a base to secure the socket to the prosthetic limb. The sockets are direct heat-formable onto the residual limb, such that they can be heated and formed as they are secured to the residual limb."

The paten...