US Patent Issued to Stryker European Operations Holdings on July 29 for "Strut attachments for external fixation frame" (New Jersey Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,948, issued on July 29, was assigned to Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC (Portage, Mich.).

"Strut attachments for external fixation frame" was invented by Subash K. Mannanal (Boonton, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are strut attachments for external fixation frames. The strut attachments provide solutions for frame configurations in which it is not possible to attach a strut at its ends to corresponding rings. The strut attachments may be considered an outrigger type of mechanism that achieves more travel out of completely collapsed struts. The strut attachments, each having a pivot and a hinge joint, al...