ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,957, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to DePuy Synthes Products Inc. (Raynham, Mass.).
"Cable bone transport device" was invented by Scott Lavoritano (Raynham, Mass.), Benjamin Harnwell (Raynham, Mass.), Joseph Costanzo (Raynham, Mass.), Albert Montello (Raynham, Mass.), Michael Wahl (Raynham, Mass.), Mark Grady (Raynham, Mass.) and Vaughn Charlton III (Raynham, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bone transport device may include a first support member, a second support member, a plurality of first rods, a cable, and a plurality of actuator assemblies. The cable may be configured to be received through a first bone segment. The bo...