US Patent Issued to Howmedica Osteonics on May 13 for "Device for fixating orthopedic injury" (Pennsylvania, Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,295,628, issued on May 13, was assigned to Howmedica Osteonics Corp. (Mahwah, N.J.).

"Device for fixating orthopedic injury" was invented by Stephen A. Brigido (Bethlehem, Pa.), Christopher F. Hyer (Columbus, Ohio), Gregory C. Berlet (Westerville, Ohio), Murray J. Penner (Bethlehem, Pa.) and Jeffrey D. Sander (Liberty Township, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for use in orthopedic procedures involving the alignment and fixation of bone. The device includes a body having a bone facing surface, an opposing surface, a lateral surface being disposed between the bone facing surface and the opposing surface and a longitudinal axis...