ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,976, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Paragon 28 Inc. (Englewood, Colo.).
"Guides, instruments, systems and methods of use" was invented by Kyle James Hartson (Denver), Randy Allard (Golden, Colo.) and Albert Dacosta (Lone Tree, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Guides, instruments, devices, systems and methods for maintaining, correcting and/or resurfacing the multiple bones of a joint are disclosed. The guide system includes a cut guide and an alignment guide for engagement with the cut guide. The guide system also includes a cleaning system with a guide and a cutting instrument. Methods of using the guide system and cleaning ...