US Patent Issued on March 18 for "Method of performing bunion surgery" (New York Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,116, issued on March 18.

"Method of performing bunion surgery" was invented by Neal Blitz (New York).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of performing bunion surgery in a manner that significantly reduces or eliminates the risk of damaging the medial dorsal cutaneous (MDC) nerve while shaving or removing prominent redundant bone is described. The method of performing bunion surgery disclosed herein includes a step wherein the distal incision may be formed at an oblique angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the foot to enable insertion of the bur through the distal incision at the same or similar angle at which the incision i...