ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,232,785, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to ExsoMed Corp. (Aliso Viejo, Calif.).
"Full wrist fusion device" was invented by Lloyd P. Champagne (Phoenix) and Jozef Zoldos (Phoenix).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a device for total wrist fusion that includes (a) a first section, which is preferably a plate, that is positioned under the skin on top of the forearm, wrist and potentially part of the hand connected to one or more of the radius or carpal bones, (b) a second section, which is preferably in the shape of an awl and is received in the cannula of the third metacarpal bone. Optionally, an anti-rotational third section may...