ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,012, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Osseointegration International B.V. (Ruurlo, Netherlands).
"Bone compression device" was invented by Munjed Al Muderis (Nort Ryde, Australia) and Franciscus Theodorus Peter Verhaegh (Doesburg, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Bone compression device with a primary body (2) having a primary bone fixation pin assembly (4, 5) extending at an angle to the longitudinal axis (A), and a secondary body (3) having a secondary bone fixation pin assembly (6, 7) extending at an angle to the longitudinal axis (A). The secondary body (3) is positioned in the inner bore (2a) and moveable with respect ...