US Patent Issued to SMITH & NEPHEW, SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS, SMITH & NEPHEW ASIA PACIFIC on Nov. 18 for "Automated spatial frame and automated struts used therewith" (British, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,955, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to SMITH & NEPHEW INC. (Memphis, Tenn.), SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG (Zug, Switzerland) and SMITH & NEPHEW ASIA PACIFIC PTE. Ltd. (Singapore).

"Automated spatial frame and automated struts used therewith" was invented by Joseph M. Ferrante (Bartlett, Tenn.), Daniel Farley (Memphis, Tenn.), Darren Wilson (Hull, Great Britain), Sied W. Janna (Memphis, Tenn.) and Brian Roberts (Germantown, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automated spatial frame is disclosed. The spatial frame may include a master controller unit arranged and configured as a centralized controller for exchanging data with a...