US Patent Issued to DePuy Synthes Products on Sept. 9 for "Bone plate, bone plate system, and method of using the same" (Pennsylvania, Indiana, Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,408,960, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to DePuy Synthes Products Inc. (Raynham, Mass.).

"Bone plate, bone plate system, and method of using the same" was invented by Josef Gabelberger (West Chester, Pa.), David Cowens (West Chester, Pa.), Joshua McManus (West Chester, Pa.), Thomas Keyer (West Chester, Pa.), Catherine Santis (Warsaw, Ind.), Robert Khatchadourian (Lafayette Hill, Pa.), Peter Van Citters (Phoenixville, Pa.), David W. Bogle (Coatesville, Pa.) and Alexandra Sibole (Seattle).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bone plate comprises a plate body and at least one tab. The plate body defines an inner body surface configured to face...