ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,361, issued on July 15.
"Knee sizing tool and systems and methods for use in total knee replacement procedure" was invented by Jeremy M. Gililland (Salt Lake City) and Daniel B. Prince (Salt Lake City).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A diameter sizing tool for use in reversion of total knee arthroplasty, the diameter sizing tool including a body having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a peripheral edge, a central cutout disposed through the body from the upper surface to the lower surface, and a plurality of sizing through-holes circumferentially disposed in the body and radially towards the peripheral edge."
The patent was file...