US Patent Issued to WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC on April 15 for "Cement delivery guides and corresponding fenestrated screws" (Tennessee Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,274,479, issued on April 15, was assigned to WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC Inc. (Warsaw, Ind.).

"Cement delivery guides and corresponding fenestrated screws" was invented by Anela Camdzic Holdaway (Cordova, Tenn.), Brian A. Butler (Millington, Tenn.), William Alan Rezach (Covington, Tenn.), Mark R. Grizzard (Munford, Tenn.), Julien J. Prevost (Memphis, Tenn.) and Aubrey R. Mills (Memphis, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various bone cement guides are disclosed that may connect directly to a fenestrated bone screw or connect to a spinal construct that is coupled to a fenestrated bone screw. In various embodiments, cement guides may include a thre...