US Patent Issued to Optimotion Implants on Feb. 18 for "Arthroplasty balance and gap gauge and cutting guidance" (Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,226,108, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to Optimotion Implants LLC (Orlando, Fla.).

"Arthroplasty balance and gap gauge and cutting guidance" was invented by Vuong Binh Nguyen (Windermere, Fla.) and Dinesh V. Koka (Winter Springs, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gap gauge is disclosed for facilitating an arthroplasty procedure on a first bone and a second bone of a patient. The gap gauge may include a first plate positionable in contact with the first bone, a second plate positionable in contact with the second bone. The second plate may be displaced from the first plate by a displacement. The gap gauge may further include a separ...