US Patent Issued to HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS on July 1 for "Automated instrument or component assistance using externally controlled light sources in orthopedic surgical procedures" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,347,545, issued on July 1, was assigned to HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP. (Mahwah, N.J.).

"Automated instrument or component assistance using externally controlled light sources in orthopedic surgical procedures" was invented by Vincent Gaborit (Saint Martin D'Heres, France), Benjamin Dassonville (Saint Hilaire du Touvet, France), Sergii Poltaretskyi (Plougonvelin, France), Jean Chaoui (Locmaria Plouzane, France), Damien Cariou (Loperhet, France) and Yannick Morvan (Saint Renan, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An example device includes a surgical item for use in a surgical procedure; and a light on or within the surgical item. In this e...