US Patent Issued on Oct. 14 for "Joint dislocation reduction device and method using the same" (California, Colorado Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,626, issued on Oct. 14.

"Joint dislocation reduction device and method using the same" was invented by Kevin R. Stone (San Francisco) and Mark Joseph (Aspen, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A joint dislocation reduction device includes an elongated flexible ribbon-like band extending along a central axis from a proximal end to a tapered distal end. A distal end coupling element is disposed at the distal end. A proximal end coupling element is disposed at the proximal end. A cord extends from the tapered distal end to a needle. In a form, the band includes a flexible metallic ribbon disposed within a surrounding flexible, insulat...