US Patent Issued to Zimmer on May 27 for "Fibrous connective tissue protective device, method of manufacturing, and surgical method" (South Carolina Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,841, issued on May 27, was assigned to Zimmer Inc. (Warsaw, Ind.).

"Fibrous connective tissue protective device, method of manufacturing, and surgical method" was invented by Douglas J. Wyland (Greer, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device, a method of manufacturing, and a surgical method are disclosed in which fibrous connective tissues to be attached to bone are protected by a sleeve. An introducer may be used to assist in placing the fibrous connective tissue into the sleeve."

The patent was filed on March 20, 2020, under Application No. 17/437,546.

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