ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,966, issued on Nov. 18.
"Moulded plates, fastened with clamps for osteosynthesis and orthosis, and manufacturing process" was invented by Mario Valderrama Chaparro (Bogota, Colombia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention is a solution for osteosynthesis made with molded metal sheets joined vertically and horizontally, fitted to the shape and dimensions of the fractured bone to keep it immobile and united. For the orthosis, it depicts metal sheets joined with horizontal and vertical movements, molded to the form and dimensions of vertebrae and joints to keep them separated. The sheet metals have wavy shapes, channels and undulat...