ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,146, issued on March 18, was assigned to WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY INC. (Memphis, Tenn.).
"Surgical staple" was invented by Alan G. Taylor (Memphis, Tenn.) and Rebecca H. Wahl (Escondido, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical staple for inserting into one or more bone parts comprises a plate, a first screw and a second screw. The plate includes a first end, an opposed second end, a first aperture that is positioned near the first end, and a second aperture that is positioned near the second end. Additionally, the plate is curved along a length of the plate from the first end to the second end. The first screw extends thro...