US Patent Issued to CircumFIx Solutions on Sept. 2 for "Bone repair devices and methods" (Tennessee Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,402,924, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to CircumFIx Solutions Inc. (Piperton, Tenn.).

"Bone repair devices and methods" was invented by Kenneth Walter Richardson (Piperton, Tenn.), Louis A. Houff (Piperton, Tenn.) and Jacob H. Carroll (Oakland, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A plate assembly for stabilizing a bone is provided. The plate assembly includes a fixation plate having rails that form a window. The plate assembly includes a band having a tail and a head. The head defines an internal cavity configured to receive a portion of the tail. The fixation plate is configured to be positioned proximate to a bone. The head is confi...