ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,768, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Zimmer Inc. (Warsaw, Ind.).
"Extractor for removal of an orthopedic prosthesis" was invented by Daniel Vandewalle (Warsaw, Ind.) and James S. Collins (Fort Wayne, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to one example, an extractor may include a main body and a coupling mechanism. The main body can include a slot configured to receive a fastener that couples the extractor to the tibial prosthesis, a groove extending to a lateral side and a medial side of the slot and a projection at least partially defining a side wall of the groove. The coupling mechanism can be connected to the main body ...