US Patent Issued on Oct. 7 for "Self-contouring plate system for bone fractures with anti-rotation stop" (Kentucky, Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,650, issued on Oct. 7.

"Self-contouring plate system for bone fractures with anti-rotation stop" was invented by Yasser Nadim (Somerset, Ky.) and Lance Fagan (Tampa, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The self-contouring plate system for bone fractures with anti-rotation stop allows a surgeon to bridge a bone fracture, primarily in bones of complex shape where the use of plates or screws is difficult. The self-contouring plate is formed from a series of similar or identical rigid elements, the elements able to bend and rotate with respect to each other. This flexibility is initially helpful as the surgeon contours the device to the s...