ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,371, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Zimmer Inc. (Warsaw, Ind.).
"Inserter with a telescoping reference foot" was invented by Donald W. Dye Jr. (Warsaw, Ind.) and Kyle A. Bohnenkamper (Warsaw, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are reference feet for inserters and method of use thereof. The reference feet can include a body, a tine, a first arm, and a first base. The body can have a longitudinal axis and define an engagement fixture oriented parallel to the longitudinal axis and sized to receive a complementary fixture of an inserter. The tine can extend from the body along the longitudinal axis and including a pro...