ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,274,456, issued on April 15, was assigned to WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY INC. (Memphis, Tenn.).
"Surgical guide and method of use" was invented by Joseph Woodard (Memphis, Tenn.) and Paul Luttrell (Germantown, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical guide and methods of using the surgical guide are disclosed. The surgical guide includes a body having a first side and a second side. An adhesive material is disposed over at least a portion of the first side. A radiopaque guide element coupled to a second side of the body and an incision guard defines an opening extending from the first side to the second side of the body. The incision...