US Patent Issued to WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC on Oct. 7 for "Surgical instrument and method" (Tennessee, Florida, Mississippi Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,611, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC Inc. (Warsaw, Ind.).

"Surgical instrument and method" was invented by Darren Davis (Arlington, Tenn.), Richard Hynes (Melbourne Beach, Fla.), Eric Lange (Collierville, Tenn.), Anthony Melkent (Germantown, Tenn.) and Paul F. Wheeler (Hernando, Miss.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical instrument includes a first member defining an axis and including a cutting surface. A second member includes a cutting surface that is rotatable relative to the first member. A third member includes an outer surface. The cutting surface of the second member is rotatable relative to the outer ...