ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,180, issued on April 29, was assigned to WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY INC. (Memphis, Tenn.).
"Alignment devices for use in correction of bone deformities" was invented by Joseph Ryan Woodard (Memphis, Tenn.), Johnny McGee (Halls, Tenn.) and Peter George Mangone (Arden, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An alignment device includes a first member, a second member, and a guide. The first member has an elongated body and is configured to be at least partially inserted into a canal in a first bone portion. The second member includes a body attachable to the first member and an arm extending from the body. The arm defines a track. The guide...