US Patent Issued to Zimmer Biomet CMF and Thoracic on Oct. 21 for "Fixation devices and surgical techniques such as for rib stabilization" (Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,937, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Zimmer Biomet CMF and Thoracic LLC (Jacksonville, Fla.).

"Fixation devices and surgical techniques such as for rib stabilization" was invented by Saddy Rodolfo Garcia (St. Augustine, Fla.) and James Fewell (Neptune Beach, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for surgically repairing a rib of a patient is described. The system can include a first rib bracket, one or more fasteners, a driver and a caddy. The first rib bracket can be configured to be fixedly attached to a first side of the rib that faces a thoracic cavity of the patient. The one or more fasteners can be configured to fixed...