US Patent Issued to Surgical Design Innovations II on Jan. 13 for "Modular digit fixation device and related systems and methods" (Ohio, California, Minnesota, Iowa Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,156, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Surgical Design Innovations II LLC (Johnston, Iowa).

"Modular digit fixation device and related systems and methods" was invented by Troy J. Boffeli (Woodbury, Minn.), Shannon M. Rush (San Jose, Calif.), Michael Lee (Johnston, Iowa), Jordan Grossman (Akron, Ohio) and Graham Hamilton (Concord, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are various embodiments of a modular digit fixation system that has two or more attachable and adjustable modules. The modules are attachable to separate adjacent digits and each other and have multiplanar adjustability. Two modules are disclosed: an e...