US Patent Issued to WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY on Sept. 16 for "Targeting guide and methods of using the targeting guide" (Tennessee Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,782, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY INC. (Memphis, Tenn.).

"Targeting guide and methods of using the targeting guide" was invented by George Matthew Awtrey (Bartlett, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are bone screw drill targeting guides and methods for using such targeting guides that are useful in surgical procedures for correcting hallux valgus deformity."

The patent was filed on March 24, 2021, under Application No. 17/760,150.

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