US Patent Issued to Paragon 28 on Aug. 26 for "Intramedullary nail alignment guides, fixation guides, devices, systems, and methods of use" (Colorado, Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,768, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Paragon 28 Inc. (Englewood, Colo.).

"Intramedullary nail alignment guides, fixation guides, devices, systems, and methods of use" was invented by Eric Lintula (Parker, Colo.), Albert Dacosta (Lone Tree, Colo.), Randy Allard (Golden, Colo.), Frank S. Bono (Castle Rock, Colo.) and Spanky Raymond (Uniontown, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Alignment guide systems, fixation guide devices, and methods for positioning and inserting an intramedullary nail are disclosed. The alignment guide system includes a targeting guide with a first end and a second end, an alignment wire rotatably engaging a s...