ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,256,953, issued on March 25.
"Surgical clamp for Lapidus bunion surgery" was invented by Jason Bruse (Kaysville, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed for a surgical clamp for Lapidus bunion surgery. A surgical clamp has handles disposed at opposing branches of a surgical clamp. A hinge is disposed at an intersection of the opposing branches about which the opposing branches pivot. A first gripper is disposed at a distal portion of the first opposing branch and is shaped to hook around and grip a neck of a first metatarsal. A second gripper is disposed at a distal portion of the second oppos...