US Patent Issued to Colorado State University Research Foundation on Feb. 25 for "Orthopedic cast splitter apparatus and related methods for splitting a cast" (Colorado Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,232,935, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to Colorado State University Research Foundation (Fort Collins, Colo.).

"Orthopedic cast splitter apparatus and related methods for splitting a cast" was invented by Kevin Brewer (Nunn, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An orthopedic cast splitter apparatus for splitting an orthopedic cast may include a frame, a handle pivotally coupled to the frame, a drive rod configured to translate relative to the frame, and a jaws. The jaws may include a first plate coupled to the frame, and a second plate coupled to the drive rod and extending parallel to the first plate, with the second plate being confi...