ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,103, issued on March 18, was assigned to In2Bones USA LLC (Memphis, Tenn.).
"Surgical bending instrument" was invented by Rebecca Hawkins Wahl (Escondido, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus and a method are provided for a surgical bending instrument for bending surgical implants. The surgical bending instrument comprises a body including a longitudinally extending threaded hole. A shaft comprising a threaded portion is rotatably engaged within the threaded hole. A handle is coupled to a proximal end of the shaft, and a distal extension of the shaft comprises a driver. A distal force applicator comprises the driver ce...