ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,323, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to MEDACTA INTERNATIONAL SA (Castel San Pietro, Switzerland).
"Bone anchor for attaching a suture thread or ligament" was invented by Riccardo Lucchini (Castel San Pietro, Switzerland), Sascha Berberich (Castel San Pietro, Switzerland), Francesco Siccardi (Castel San Pietro, Switzerland), Matteo Ferrari (Castel San Pietro, Switzerland) and Matteo Ponzoni (Castel San Pietro, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bone anchor for attaching a suture thread or ligament comprises a main body extending along a longitudinal axis and having a fork-shaped end portion. The end portion is provided with...