ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,363, issued on July 15, was assigned to ARTHREX INC. (Naples, Fla.).
"Percutaneous targeting device" was invented by Michael Schaumann (Munich), Rebecca Weschenfelder (Stoffen, Germany), Jorg Mietzner (Wolfratshausen, Germany), Victor Dubois-Ferriere (Carouge, Switzerland), Zack Day (Naples, Fla.) and Jorge Acevedo (Jacksonville, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A percutaneous targeting device comprises a body holding an extension. The body has a target guide holding a target pin which may be a K-wire. The extension has two guide sleeves, holding a guide wire. All wires are held in a common plane. The guide wires serve as a guide ...