ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,586, issued on Oct. 28.
"Bone reduction and plate fixation forceps" was invented by Turlough O'Donnell (Dublin) and Malcolm O'Kelly (Dublin).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bone reduction and plate fixation forceps including a first arm-having a proximal part including a handle and a bifurcated distal part in which a first bone engaging jaw and second bone engaging jaw are configured to engage a first surface of a fractured bone on each side of the fracture, and a second arm having a proximal part including a handle and a distal part comprising a third bone engaging jaw configured to engage a second surface of the fractured bone to c...