US Patent Issued to MiRus on July 1 for "Systems and methods for ultrasonically-assisted placement of orthopedic implants" (Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,343,022, issued on July 1, was assigned to MiRus LLC (Marietta, Ga.).

"Systems and methods for ultrasonically-assisted placement of orthopedic implants" was invented by Angad Singh (Marietta, Ga.) and Jay Yadav (Sandy Springs, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for ultrasonically-assisted placement of orthopedic implants is described herein. An example method may comprise delivering ultrasonic energy to a surgical instrument such as a screw driver, Jamshidi needle, awl, probe, or tap that is in contact with the bone region targeted for removal and/or being prepared for implant placement. The method may further comprise...