ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,751, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to ARTHREX INC. (Naples, Fla.).

"Orthopaedic implant systems including internal networks and methods of repair" was invented by Nick Metcalfe (Bonita Springs, Fla.), Reinhold Schmieding (Naples, Fla.), Michael Moreland (Fort Myers, Fla.), Steven Jim DeLeon (Naples, Fla.), David Knopf (Bonita Springs, Fla.), Scott William Doody (Bonita Springs, Fla.) and Siddhant Thakur (Naples, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This disclosure relates to orthopaedic implant systems and methods for repairing bone defects and restoring functionality to a joint. The implant systems and methods disclosed herein may in...