ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,237, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to WALDEMAR LINK GMBH & Co. KG (Hamburg, Germany).
"Connecting sleeve for anchoring shafts of two oppositely arranged prostheses" was invented by Helmut D. Link (Hamburg, Germany) and Udo Borchers (Norderstedt, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a connecting sleeve for anchoring shafts of two oppositely arranged prostheses, preferably on an elongate bone such as a femur or humerus. The reinforcing sleeve comprises two receiving bushes for one prosthesis shaft each and comprises a separable coupling region arranged therebetween for connection in such a manner as to resi...