ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,008, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to RAMBAM MEDTECH LTD. (Haifa, Israel).
"Phalanx fracture reduction" was invented by Ruth Luttwak (Haifa, Israel) and Ophir Marko (Watchung, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A guide device is provided for fixation of a fractured phalange. The guide device includes a proximal part, which is shaped so as to define therethrough an aperture, and which includes a first cushion within the aperture, which is configured to hold the fractured phalange in place. A distal part is shaped so as to define an opening at a proximal end of the distal part and a tubular section. The distal part includes a second c...