ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,376, issued on June 17, was assigned to Acumed LLC (Hillsboro, Ore.).
"Bone clip with resilient arm for proximal compression" was invented by Andrew W. Seykora (Portland, Ore.), Matthew C. Sucec (Portland, Ore.) and Brandon Wedam (North Plains, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices and methods for stabilizing bone. The devices and methods may provide a more balanced proximal and distal compression when stabilizing bone. An exemplary device may comprise a staple member including a bridge connecting a first leg to a second leg. The device also may comprise a resilient arm elongated between a fixed end and a free end, and projecti...