US Patent Issued to WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY on June 17 for "Soft tissue repair instruments and techniques" (Tennessee Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,375, issued on June 17, was assigned to WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY INC. (Memphis, Tenn.).

"Soft tissue repair instruments and techniques" was invented by Zachary Korman (Memphis, Tenn.) and Lewis Pearce Branthover (Memphis, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method includes passing a first flexible strand through a tissue section by a first needle coupled to a driver. The driver includes a longitudinal body defining an opening at a distal end. The first needle is positioned in the opening. A first hole is formed through a bone. The first flexible strand is passed through the first hole using a strand retriever. The strand retrieve...