ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,268,429, issued on April 8, was assigned to Medacta International SA (Castel San Pietro, Switzerland).
"Device for tensioning a surgical thread and bone cerclage kit" was invented by Massimiliano Bernardoni (Castel San Pietro, Switzerland), Francesco Siccardi (Castel San Pietro, Switzerland) and Ermete Rossi (Castel San Pietro, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for tensioning a surgical thread comprising: an elongated body having a tip portion adapted to be arranged in contact with a knot of a surgical thread wound about a patient's bone and a maneuvering member connected to the elongated body by a screw and nut mechani...