US Patent Issued to SMITH & NEPHEW, SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS, SMITH & NEPHEW ASIA PACIFIC on Aug. 26 for "Conversion kit for an external fixation system" (Tennessee Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,756, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to SMITH & NEPHEW INC. (Memphis, Tenn.), SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG (Zug, Switzerland) and SMITH & NEPHEW ASIA PACIFIC PTE. Ltd. (CH Singapore, Singapore).

"Conversion kit for an external fixation system" was invented by Andrew P. Noblett (Bartlett, Tenn.), Johnny R. Mason (Bartlett, Tenn.) and Paul Bell (Memphis, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A kit and corresponding methods of use are disclosed. In use, the kit includes a plurality of articulating clamps for coupling to one of the rings of an external fixation system. In use, the clamps include a body portion having a stem arranged and...