ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,058, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Biomet Manufacturing LLC (Warsaw, Ind.).
"Sensor-based arthroscopic anchor system" was invented by Aaron Germain (San Jose, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are systems for implanting anchors and method of use thereof. The systems and methods can include an anchor punch, an anchor inserter, and a controller. The anchor punch can include an anchor punch sensor. The anchor inserter can include an anchor inserter sensor. The controller can be in electrical communication with the anchor punch sensor and the anchor inserter sensor. The controller can be operative to perform ope...