ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,300, issued on May 6, was assigned to FIDELIS PARTNERS LLC (Cheyenne, Wyo.).

"Orthopedic impactor tool" was invented by Christopher Pedicini (Brentwood, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An orthopedic impactor tool may include a motor, a linear motion converter operatively coupled to the motor, a thrown mass operatively coupled to the linear motion converter, and an anvil including a at least one impact surface. During an operational cycle of the orthopedic impactor tool, the motor may generate rotational motion that drives the linear motion converter. The linear motion converter may, while being driven by the rotational motion, c...