US Patent Issued to ORTHOVESTMENTS on Dec. 9 for "Orthopedic bone staple with polyaxial compression capability" (Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,978, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to ORTHOVESTMENTS LLC (Marietta, Ga.).

"Orthopedic bone staple with polyaxial compression capability" was invented by Robert Brian Weinstein (Atlanta) and Samuel Alexander White (Atlanta).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bone fixation device or bone staple includes a crown portion, an engagement portion, and an outer rim generally defined between the crown portion and the engagement portion. The engagement portion includes a plurality of legs extending from the outer rim in a direction away from the crown portion. The plurality of legs are generally radially disposed and evenly spaced apart around th...