US Patent Issued to Medline Industries on March 4 for "Orthopedic stabilization device, kit and method" (Illinois, Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,239,310, issued on March 4, was assigned to Medline Industries LP (Northfield, Ill.).

"Orthopedic stabilization device, kit and method" was invented by Samuel Nader (Arlington Heights, Ill.), Wesley Lloyd Reed (Libertyville, Ill.) and Dinesh Koka (Winter Park, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An orthopedic stabilization device is provided having a first button, a second button and a suture extending therebetween. The first button has a base portion and a depending loop having an elongated loop opening therethrough. A locking member extends through the elongated loop opening and is retained with the loop when in a retained orientation ...