US Patent Issued to Gauthier Biomedical on July 29 for "Method of forming a reusable surgical implement" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,928, issued on July 29, was assigned to Gauthier Biomedical Inc (Grafton, Wis.).

"Method of forming a reusable surgical implement" was invented by Michael T. Gauthier (Grafton, Wis.) and Kenneth A. Roggow (Milwaukee).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reusable surgical implement is provided that is formed of a core positioned within an enclosure. The core is formed of a suitable rigid, and optionally flexible material to enable the implant to conform to the desired use for the implement in a surgical procedure. The material forming the enclosure is also stretchable and flexible to accommodate the configuration and/or any flexing of the ...