ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,897, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY INC. (Memphis, Tenn.).
"Cutting elements" was invented by Zachary Korman (Memphis, Tenn.) and Jesse G. Moore (Germantown, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Cutting elements may include points, tips, cutting portions and/or shafts of various geometries depending on requirements of the intended use. Tip geometries described may be used for cutting burrs, k-wires and/or drill bits in many types of applications. In particular, the tip geometries described may be used in medical applications. For example, tip geometries as described herein may be used for drilling bones,...