ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,165, issued on April 29, was assigned to Medline Industries LP (Northfield, Ill.).
"Orthopedic implant, method, and kit" was invented by Scott Goldstein (Chicago) and Wes Reed (Libertyville, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An orthopedic implant that comprises a spacer portion having a superior portion and an inferior portion, and a staple portion. The staple portion is integral with the spacer portion and comprises a crown portion and first and second leg portions, the first and second leg portions having distal ends that converge from the crown portion and that are composed of a material that has superelastic properties at body t...