ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,922, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY INC. (Memphis, Tenn.).
"Circular fixator system and method" was invented by Kian-Ming Wong (Lakeland, Tenn.) and Jason Edie (Sandy, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device includes a plurality of rings. Each ring has a first face, a second face, and at least one slot defined by first and second interior edges of the ring on opposing sides of the slot. The at least one slot penetrates from the first face to the second face. The first face of each ring has a first recess adjacent the slot on the first edge and a second recess adjacent the slot on the second edge. A ...