US Patent Issued to OrthoPediatrics on Sept. 9 for "Multiple track system for positioning of bone segments" (Florida, Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,408,949, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to OrthoPediatrics Corp. (Warsaw, Ind.).

"Multiple track system for positioning of bone segments" was invented by Victor A. Lavi (Delray Beach, Fla.) and Volus Tucker McKenna (Pittsburgh).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention presents various embodiments showing combination of a body, rods, platforms and pin (or wire) clamps for the relative fixation of separated bone segment. In some embodiments there is an overall linear arrangement of the assemblies. The rods are threaded and extend lengthwise throughout a substantial portion of the length of the body. Engaged with the threaded r...