ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,922, issued on July 29, was assigned to Fusion Orthopedics LLC.

"Surgical instruments including a set of cutting burrs for performing an osteotomy" was invented by Adam J. Cundiff (Gilbert, Ariz.), Nathan G. Peterson (Gilbert, Ariz.) and Eli W. Jacobson (Chandler, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Surgical instruments and methods for performing an osteotomy are disclosed herein. A surgical instrument includes a body with a distal end, a proximal end, a first surface, and a second surface. The surgical instrument can include cutting burrs positioned on the first surface and/or the second surface. The surgical instrument can include...