US Patent Issued to DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS on Oct. 21 for "Self-retaining screwdriver with slotted tip" (Swiss Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,941, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS INC. (Raynham, Mass.).

"Self-retaining screwdriver with slotted tip" was invented by Gregor Spreiter (Zuchwil, Switzerland), Henri Defossez (Neuchatel, Switzerland) and Andre Weber (Olten, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A screwdriver includes a body extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end. The distal end includes a distal screw engaging tip. The screwdriver also includes a slot extending through a width of the screw engaging tip and extending proximally a distance into the body. The slot permits opposed portions of the screw engaging tip t...