ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,295, issued on May 6, was assigned to CircumFix Solutions Inc. (Piperton, Tenn.).
"Bone repair devices and methods" was invented by Louis A. Houff (Piperton, Tenn.) and Kenneth W. Richardson (Collierville, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tensioning tool is provided for applying tension to a band. The tensioning tool includes a handle. The tensioning tool also includes a barrel having a channel at an end of the barrel. The channel is configured to receive a portion of the band. The tensioning tool also includes a cutting blade that is configured to remove an excess portion of a band. The tensioning tool has a tension limit that...