US Patent Issued to WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY on Nov. 4 for "Jigs, systems, and methods for correcting joint deformities" (Tennessee Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,406, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY INC. (Memphis, Tenn.).

"Jigs, systems, and methods for correcting joint deformities" was invented by Zachary Korman (Memphis, Tenn.), Robert Michael Carlo III (Lakeland, Tenn.) and Elizabeth J. Phelps (Collierville, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system includes a first tool. The first tool includes a first component, a second component, and at least one fastener for coupling the first component to the second component. The first component is coupled to the second component such that a distance between the first component and the second component in a first direc...