ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,063, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to PARAGON 28 INC. (Englewood, Colo.).

"Soft tissue implant systems, instruments and related methods" was invented by Kyle James Hartson (Englewood, Colo.), Laura Zagrocki Brinker (Englewood, Colo.), Randy Allard (Golden, Colo.) and Albert Dacosta (Englewood, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Implant systems and related methods for joining bone and/or tissue portions is disclosed. The implant systems include a first flexible anchor tube comprising a first annular side wall defining a first internal cavity, a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end, and a second flexible anchor tube c...