ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,736, issued on June 24.
"Minimally invasive fracture reduction and fixation system" was invented by Feng Qiao (Shaanxi, China), Xiaohang Yang (Shaanxi, China) and Ning Zhang (Shaanxi, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure discloses a minimally invasive fracture reduction and fixation system, including a retractable fixing bracket, a reduction device and a fixing device, wherein the retractable fixing bracket includes a connecting member, and a first fixing member and a second fixing member, the reduction device includes at least two reduction regulators, internal fixing needles and limit sleeves, each reduction ...