ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,615, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to ARTHREX INC. (Naples, Fla.).

"Orthopaedic systems, transfer guide assemblies, and methods of repair" was invented by Devin Conner (Naples, Fla.) and Alex Bautsch (Naples, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This disclosure relates to surgical planning systems, instrumentation and methods for modifying a patient anatomy. The planning systems and instrumentation disclosed herein may be utilized for placement of various surgical devices, including a guide member for establishing a position of another surgical device relative to the anatomy."

The patent was filed on Dec. 13, 2023, under Application ...