US Patent Issued to Smith & Nephew, Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics, Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific on Jan. 13 for "Medical implant delivery system" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,250, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Smith & Nephew Inc., Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG (Zug, Switzerland) and Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (Singapore).

"Medical implant delivery system" was invented by Jessica M. Grabinsky (Mansfield, Mass.), David A. Yeung (Andover, Mass.), Francheska Torres (Charlton, Mass.) and Kevin M. Falco (Andover, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Implant delivery systems are disclosed. One implant delivery system includes an outer shaft, an inner shaft movable within the outer shaft, a yoke coupled to the distal end of the inner shaft, and an implant retainer pivotably coupled to the yoke. T...