ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,376,885, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Globus Medical Inc. (Audubon, Pa.).
"External fixator assembly" was invented by Zachary C. Shiner (Philadelphia), David R. Jansen (Glenmoore, Pa.), Sergio Muniz (Philadelphia), David Laird (Brandamore, Pa.) and Barclay Davis (Glenmoore, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "External fixator assemblies, systems, and methods thereof. An external fixator system may include a plurality of fixator assemblies configured to connect a plurality of pins, for example, positioned on opposite sides of a fractured bone, with one more rods. The fixator assemblies may include a plurality of clamp assemblies that a...