ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,166, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to MDS II LLC (Boulder, Colo.).
"Orthopedic nail system" was invented by Omer Mei-Dan (Boulder, Colo.) and Jacob Segil (Boulder, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments are directed to an orthopedic nail that includes a collar having a sidewall defining a first opening extending from the first end to the second end along a first axis of the collar, a second opening configured to engage with an orthopedic fastener, first engagement features positioned at the first end of the first opening, and second engagement features positioned at a second end of the first opening. The orthopedic nail c...