ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,245,771, issued on March 11, was assigned to DEPUY IRELAND UNLtd. COMPANY (Ringaskiddy, Ireland).
"Connection member and method" was invented by Patrick Cannon (Warsaw, Ind.), Alexander Sturtivant (Leeds, Great Britain), Duncan Temple (Leeds, Great Britain) and Duncan Young (Leeds, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connection member for connecting a surgical tool to a plurality of different kinds of corresponding connector. A surgical tool including the connection member. A surgical kit including the surgical tool. The connection member includes an elongate shaft having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end and a distal end. ...