US Patent Issued to SMITH & NEPHEW, SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS, SMITH & NEPHEW ASIA PACIFIC on Oct. 28 for "Self-countersinking bone fastener and method for countersinking a bone fastener used in connection with an orthopedic implant" (Tennessee Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,589, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to SMITH & NEPHEW INC. (Memphis, Tenn.), SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG (Zug, Switzerland) and SMITH & NEPHEW ASIA PACIFIC PTE. Ltd. (Singapore).

"Self-countersinking bone fastener and method for countersinking a bone fastener used in connection with an orthopedic implant" was invented by Sied Janna (Memphis, Tenn.), Henry B. Faber (Memphis, Tenn.), Nathaniel Kelley Grusin (Germantown, Tenn.) and Charles R. Bennett (Memphis, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is a self-countersinking bone screw and a system and a method for countersinking a bone screw or fastener used in connect...