ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,419, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to KARL LEIBINGER ASSET MANAGEMENT GMBH & Co. KG (Muhlheim, Germany).

"Maxilla repositioning implant comprising a retaining bracket" was invented by Frank Reinauer (Emmingen-Liptingen, Germany) and Lorenz Gabele (Sauldorf, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a maxilla repositioning implant (1) for three-dimensional precise alignment of a maxilla displacing portion (5) relative to a remaining maxilla portion (3) that is fixed to the skull, wherein the maxilla repositioning implant (1) comprises a base (2), which has at least one plate (7) in which screw holes (10) are prov...