ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,706, issued on March 25, was assigned to HPF S.R.L. (Fagagna, Italy).

"Robotic working line for the production of cutting bodies, cutting body and related working method" was invented by Gabriele Lualdi (Fagagna, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A robotic working line and associated method for the production of cutting bodies for prosthetic surgery instruments starts with hollow untreated components and includes an automated three-dimensional laser cutting station with a first automated operator configured to pick up untreated components from a transport support and supply it to a laser cutting apparatus having a second automate...