US Patent Issued to Medacta International on July 15 for "Tool for the subcutaneous cutting of tendons" (Swiss Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,286, issued on July 15, was assigned to Medacta International SA (Castel San Pietro, Switzerland).

"Tool for the subcutaneous cutting of tendons" was invented by Luka Cakic (Castel San Pietro, Switzerland), Francesco Siccardi (Castel San Pietro, Switzerland), Sascha Berberich (Castel San Pietro, Switzerland), Riccardo Lucchini (Castel San Pietro, Switzerland) and Gianluca Parisi (Castel San Pietro, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various implementations include a tool for the subcutaneous cutting of tendons. The tool includes a shaft, arranged along a longitudinal axis, having a proximal end and a distal end, a grip, provi...