ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,349,948, issued on July 8, was assigned to Stryker European Operations Ltd. (Carrigtwohill, Ireland).
"Set screw for femoral nail" was invented by Ingo Stoltenberg (Probsteierhagen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An intramedullary intertrochanteric fracture fixation device includes an intramedullary nail having a proximal portion and a distal portion, a neck screw and a set screw assembly. The intramedullary nail defines an angulated opening in the proximal portion and includes an axial bore extending through a proximal end of the nail and into the angulated opening. The proximal portion further includes a compartment defined by a...