ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,552, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Vilex LLC (Park City, Utah).
"Compression staple systems and methods" was invented by Dinesh Koka (Winter Park, Fla.), Nathan W. Erickson (Collinston, Utah), Brock L. Johnson (Draper, Utah), Daniel J. Triplett (Huntsville, Utah) and Robert Willoughby (Heber, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A compression staple system for bone fixation may include a compression staple configured to span first and second bone portions. The staple may apply compression between the first and second bone portions. An inserter may be configured to releasably engage the staple. The inserter may include a stationar...