ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,165, 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 shaft extending from a first end to a second end and defining one or more openings positioned proximate to the first end. Each opening can accept an orthopedic screw. The shaft can also define a first retention feature positioned proximate to the second end. The orthopedic nail can include a collar that couples to the shaft and defines one or more openings each configured ...