US Patent Issued to WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY on Sept. 23 for "Surgical staple" (Tennessee, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,673, issued on Sept. 23, 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 includes a middle section extending between a first end and a second end; a first side section extending from the first end and being configured to be inserted into a bone; and a second side section extending from the second end and being configured to be inserted into a bone; wherein the first side section and the second side section cantilever away from the middle section, and the surgical s...