US Patent Issued to ARTHROSAVE HOLDING on May 27 for "External distractor and adjustment device for use in such a distractor" (Dutch Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,626, issued on May 27, was assigned to ARTHROSAVE HOLDING B.V. (Culemborg, Netherlands).

"External distractor and adjustment device for use in such a distractor" was invented by Thijmen Struik (Montfoort, Netherlands), Floris Paulus Jacobus Gerardus Lafeber (Houten, Netherlands), Vincent Marianus Cloostermans (Enschede, Netherlands) and Karianne Hide Lindenhovius (De Meern, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An external distractor to gradually enlarge the distance between first and second bone parts includes first and a second connection devices. The first and second connection devices are connected to the first and second bo...