US Patent Issued on July 29 for "Implants, systems, and methods of use and assembly" (Tennessee, Colorado, Delaware Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,054, issued on July 29.

"Implants, systems, and methods of use and assembly" was invented by Thomas R. Williams (Bon Aqua, Tenn.), Eric Lintula (Parker, Colo.), Naser Rahman (Dover, Del.), Kyle James Hartson (Denver), Albert Dacosta (Lone Tree, Colo.), Dimitri Protopsaltis (Memphis, Tenn.) and Francis D. Barmes (Parker, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Implants, devices, systems and methods for maintaining, correcting and/or fusing joint deformities are disclosed. The implant including a first member, a second member, and a coupling member with a first end and a second end, wherein the first end engages the first member and the s...