US Patent Issued to Crossroads Extremity Systems on July 1 for "Extra joint stabilization construct" (Utah, Iowa, Hawaii Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,343,002, issued on July 1, was assigned to Crossroads Extremity Systems LLC (Memphis, Tenn.).

"Extra joint stabilization construct" was invented by T. Wade Fallin (Hyde Park, Utah), Justin Taber (Honolulu), Matthew Karam (North Liberty, Iowa) and Phinit Phisitkul (Coraville, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure provides devices and methods of use pertaining to extra joint stabilization. Embodiments include a number of suture returning and locking anchors that feature both a suture return element and a suture locking feature that employs an interference fit between a flexible synthetic strand, a receiver of the anchor, and a ...