ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,364,619, issued on July 22, was assigned to TRAKTUS LLC (Berkeley, Calif.).
"Surgical jig and method for using same" was invented by Peter Kaveh Mansuripur (Berkeley, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein is a surgical jig and methods for making and using the same. In at least one embodiment, the jig contains a forearm strap and finger strap to secure a patient's forearm and hand, respectively, to the jig, and at least one finger attachment site configured to receive and secure a fractured finger to the jig. The jig is designed to position the hand finger in an optimal position for fracture reduction by a clinician while ...