US Patent Issued to Acumed on Nov. 18 for "Targeting device for screw insertion in distal end of bone" (American, German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,933, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Acumed LLC (Hillsboro, Ore.).

"Targeting device for screw insertion in distal end of bone" was invented by Ole Prien (Kiel, Germany), Mark Sommers (Beaverton, Ore.), Brian Conley (Portland, Ore.) and David VanVleet (Hillsboro, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present application provides a new and innovative device for aiding in screw installation through a distal end of a nail installed in a patient's bone (e.g., humerus). The nail's distal end is disposed away from an insertion point of the nail into the bone. The targeting device includes a targeting body having an outer frame, a flex...